Sentences with phrase «by road and rail»

If tar - sands producers can't pipe it through Keystone, they'll pipe it through some other pipeline, or by road and rail.
Spend the afternoon touring the site before travelling to Cuzco by road and rail.
From the capital Quito and the cloudforest of Mindo continue by road and rail to finish in the...
Exploring this remarkable and historic country by road and rail, our itineraries feature visits to Vietnam's outstanding destinations and include a wealth of unforgettable sights, activities and experiences.
One issue which requires further investigation is how to improve surface access to Heathrow by road and rail.
The Stade des Lumieres is located 12 km from the city centre and 15 km from Lyon Saint - Exupery airport with numerous routes by road and rail.
In the 19th century, news of the visions and miracles at Lourdes were spread by newspapers, and pilgrims travelled by the new routes carved out by road and rail.

Not exact matches

We measure the vitality of each state's transportation system by the value of goods shipped by air, waterways, roads and rail.
Supporters say it would provide a safer and more cost - effective way to transport Bakken shale to the U.S. Gulf than by road or rail.
Train traffic has been disrupted by explosions on the rail network, and on most major roads throughout the region, checkpoints have been set up by rebels and Ukrainian forces, making goods transport a risky business.
It will expand freight transportation capacity by connecting with existing modes of road, rail, ports and air transport.
Walking distance of 500 meters from Western / Central railway station, accessible by road and local rail from all parts of the city
Similarly, Calgary's Grand Power Logistics has tapped into the Belt and Road Initiative by expanding its operations in China to include a cross-continental rail service.
Listening to a Tom Waits album is like taking a road trip through America's forgotten dive bars, laneways, swamps and rail yards and other out - of - the - way places frequented by the great unwashed.
While we travel comfortably by rail, we read the book's description of the perilous roads and trails.
For example, Argentinian wines from Mendoza are shipped via Chilean ports, Valparaiso and San Antonio rather than Buenos Aires due to the latter being a 1,100 km distance by either road or rail.
Best estimates were that up to 10,000 Wanderers supporters made the interstate journey via all manner of creative, cost saving and practical means by air, road and even rail.
In areas of British Columbia and Alberta not yet accessed by road or rail, boats were the primary form of transportation for large amounts of freight or passengers since the days of the fur trade.
It is an ideal choice when you are traveling by air, rail and road with your little one.
My husband and I, and our pre-schooler, and breastfeeding baby are planning to make a vacation in July that will involve a lot of travel, by air, road, and rail.
Well the safety part was put to the test when our baby girl was 7 weeks old, we were rear ended while at a dead stop by a big rail road truck, all we could think about was our precious and helpless baby girl in the backseat.
For example, in the case of Heathrow, there have been significant challenges to creating an appropriate rail link to the west of Heathrow airport so currently all freight to and from Heathrow is by road.
«We are being overrun by scruffy signs, bossy bollards, patchwork paving and railed off roads, wasting taxpayers» money that could be better spent on fixing potholes or keeping council tax down.
Air, road and rail travel will increase by at least another third over the next two decades, and we need 230,000 net additional dwellings each year to meet housing demand.
The CBT claims more affordable rail fares will help boost local economies and have a positive environmental impact by cutting road congestion and pollution.
The deterioration of Penn Station's infrastructure that resulted in Long Island Rail Road commuters» «summer of hell» was caused by decades of underinvestment in Amtrak by the federal government and the railroads that use its tracks, including the LIRR, transportation experts said.
Long Island Rail Road commuters disrupted by the Penn Station construction this summer would get discounted fares under a proposal backed by Gov. Cuomo and some key MTA board members.
During the budget hearing, which was attended by state senators and Assembly members, Lhota came under fire for the MTA's myriad failings — derailments, poor Access - a-Ride service, even the condition of bathrooms on the Long Island Rail Road, according to the New York Times.
The agenda, outlined at an Association for a Better New York breakfast in Manhattan, is headlined by major New York City - area transportation projects, including a new AirTrain that will connect the subway and Long Island Rail Road to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.
The plans call for a brand new, 255,000 - square - foot train hall, which will accommodate both Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road passengers, that's scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020.
«On a more positive note infrastructure output is set to grow throughout the forecast period, driven by considerable increases in rail and energy related work, even though road expenditure continues to decline.
Long Island Rail Road commuters disrupted by the Penn Station construction this summer would get discounted fares under a proposal backed by Cuomo and some key MTA board members.
The federal prosecutors, led by William Harrington, said Seminerio created a sham consulting agency, Marc Consultants, to squeeze $ 1 million out of Jamaica Hospital, the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Plaza College in Jackson Heights, the Long Island Rail Road and other organizations while in office.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $ 9 billion when finished in 2019, more than twice the MTA's initial cost estimate and a decade later than expected, according to a report released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The rail switching center is used by three separate railroads — the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit — which altogether send 783 trains moving through the interlocking every day, making it the busiest in North Amerrail switching center is used by three separate railroads — the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit — which altogether send 783 trains moving through the interlocking every day, making it the busiest in North AmerRail Road, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit — which altogether send 783 trains moving through the interlocking every day, making it the busiest in North America.
The infrastructure plans, which include a new track on the Long Island Rail Road, a revamped Penn Station, road and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia AirpRoad, a revamped Penn Station, road and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airproad and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airport.
The setting was the neighborhood's bucolic Long Island Rail Road station, which is hemmed in with flowers and surrounded by Tudor - style apartment houses.
Jenny Willott, MP for Cardiff Central, has welcomed the UK Government's response to a report on cross border road and rail links between England and Wales by the Welsh Affairs Committee.
But most of the yards area, while used by NJ Transit and the M.T.A.'s Long Island Rail Road, is actually owned by Amtrak.
And commuters complained they were stuck waiting for the Long Island Rail Road, which was still plagued by suspensions and delays MondAnd commuters complained they were stuck waiting for the Long Island Rail Road, which was still plagued by suspensions and delays Mondand delays Monday.
Long Island Rail Road customers will be able to use their smartphones to buy a ticket to and from anywhere in the system by the end of next month — four months earlier than originally planned, officials said.
«As from this first quarter, we should be able to begin to move petroleum products from Lagos by rail up to the north so that we reduce the impact of trailers and tankers on our roads,» he said.
Dozens of new free schools will actually open in 2012 and the roads, rail and homes ordered in the autumn statement should start to be seen by an electorate desperate for action.
There is, finally, a provision that would allow the MTA to create special districts in New York City and then claim the real estate tax receipts from those districts to pay for MTA projects, like a further extension of the Second Avenue Subway, the vastly over-budget project bringing the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal, and a proposal to bring Metro - North to Penn Station, by way of the Bronx.
Cuomo also underscored his previous announcements that proposed billions of dollars in construction programs, including an overhaul of Penn Station in Manhattan, a third rail for the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County, a possible tunnel from Long Island to Westchester County, the Bronx or Connecticut, and a $ 26 billion capital program for New York City mass transit partly paid by the crail for the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County, a possible tunnel from Long Island to Westchester County, the Bronx or Connecticut, and a $ 26 billion capital program for New York City mass transit partly paid by the cRail Road in Nassau County, a possible tunnel from Long Island to Westchester County, the Bronx or Connecticut, and a $ 26 billion capital program for New York City mass transit partly paid by the city.
Five subway lines, the Long Island Rail Road, and six bus lines run through there, a major transit hub used by 120,000 local residents every day.
And downtowns in Farmingdale and Mineola are growing because commuters are choosing to live in new apartments near the Long Island Rail Road stations that were aided by the Nassau IAnd downtowns in Farmingdale and Mineola are growing because commuters are choosing to live in new apartments near the Long Island Rail Road stations that were aided by the Nassau Iand Mineola are growing because commuters are choosing to live in new apartments near the Long Island Rail Road stations that were aided by the Nassau IDA.
But Iowa Pacific's president, Ed Ellis, said Friday afternoon that the Polar Express, operated by Chicago - based Iowa Pacific's Saratoga and North Creek Rail Road, would be replaced by the «Train to Christmas Town.»
Amtrak says repairs to the East River tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy and used by the Long Island Rail Road may not start before 2025.
Construction on the long - awaited Rails to Trails project at the former Long Island Rail Road track path between Port Jefferson and Wading River could be completed by 2020, a Suffolk County official announced during a public meeting Wednesday in Shoreham to discuss the proposal.
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