Sentences with phrase «short line railroad»

Environmental groups are asking the Cuomo administration to stop a short line railroad from storing contaminated oil tanker cars on unused tracks near the Adirondack High Peaks.

Intercity passenger, commuter, and short line railroads lack funding for life - saving and statutorily required positive train control (PTC).

about Federal Railroad Administration Funds Two Grants to Mitigate Risk among Short Line Railroads Hauling Hazardous Materials

Today's announcement supports short line railroads as they begin to transition to more modern and efficient locomotives in an effort to both lower their carbon emissions and their costs.

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We are also fortunate to be served by two Class I railroads and 24 short - line companies, giving our state the No. 7 rank in rail mileage, with nearly 5,000 miles of railroad track, the largest railroad network in the Southeast.

There are more than 550 short line and regional railroads operate in every U.S. state except Hawaii and often feed traffic to Class I railroads and receive traffic from Class I railroads for final delivery.

«Although the Short Line Industry has an excellent safety record overall, we owe it to the public and the industry to drive continuous safety improvement,» said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo.

Today's announcement includes a $ 250,000 grant to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) to begin the pilot phase of safety culture assessments.

More than 550 short line and regional railroads operate in 49 states and bring rail service to thousands of communities that would otherwise not be connected to the nation's mainline railroad system.

Short lines and regional railroads account for 31 percent of U.S. freight rail mileage and 10 percent of industry employees.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today funded two grants totaling $ 350,000 to support development of a Short Line Safety Institute.

An association of major freight railroads in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Amtrak, and several short line holding companies committed to keeping the railroads of North America safe, fast, efficient, clean, technologically advances, and secure.

However, price competition for short - hauls over the same rail lines between smaller towns wasn't nearly as vigorous, as it was unlikely that two different railroads, with different routes, would efficiently serve the same two locales.

Additionally, the general route is the same as state's railroad lines — which could transport materials more safely, cleanly, and efficiently — and employ more Maine residents on a full - time basis than on a short - term highway construction jobs.