Sentences with phrase «freight rail networks»

The goal of the study, which will be funded through a $ 3.2 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration and $ 200,000 each from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Norfolk Southern, is to reduce passenger travel times between Chicago and Detroit and efficiently move freight through one of the nation's busiest freight rail networks, the congested Chicago to Porter, Ind., segment.

Furthermore, the government said it wants to attract investments for the building of 10,000 kilometres of rail systems, and it plans to double the capacity of its freight rail networks.

The 81 recommendations made by NFAC, now under review by the Department, include suggestions to improve safety and security across the freight rail network, highlight funding needs and challenges, and call for increased streamlining processes and better collection of data and research.

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. (Toronto symbol CNR; www.cn.ca) operates the largest freight rail network in Canada.

The freight rail network in North America is being turned into a conduit for crude oil from the landlocked Canadian tar - sands and the Bakken Shale, as construction timelines and permitting decisions are awaited for new pipelines.

Not exact matches

Recent data suggests weak global demand for Chinese - made goods, declining levels of factory activity and a slip in the amount of freight being carried by the China's rail network.

The company also engages in the freight rail transportation business operating through a single coordinated rail network.

GrainCorp chief executive Mark Palmquist is urging further government investment in the nation's country rail freight network after higher costs left east coast wheat growers uncompetitive in global export markets.

The Campaign for Better Transport's spokesman Philippa Edmunds also welcomed the announcement but said more commitment to upgrades on the strategic rail freight network would benefit the economy and help tackle pollution.

Smaller schemes improving stations and the rail freight network are also being undertaken as part of the package, which covers the five years to 2019, announced today.

The Government should increase spending on the UK's road network to match what is being spent on rail, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Tuesday 10.05 - Transport rail 2020, Maggie Simpson, Policy Manager, Rail Freight Group and Nigel Jones, Head of Planning and Strategy, DB Schenker; Michael Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Train Operating Companies, Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director, Network Rail, Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association and Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs; Kaj Mook, Head of Customer Service Transition, Merseyrail 2020, Maggie Simpson, Policy Manager, Rail Freight Group and Nigel Jones, Head of Planning and Strategy, DB Schenker; Michael Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Train Operating Companies, Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director, Network Rail, Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association and Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs; Kaj Mook, Head of Customer Service Transition, MerseyRail Freight Group and Nigel Jones, Head of Planning and Strategy, DB Schenker; Michael Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Train Operating Companies, Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director, Network Rail, Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association and Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs; Kaj Mook, Head of Customer Service Transition, MerseyRail, Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association and Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs; Kaj Mook, Head of Customer Service Transition, Merseyrail

The rail freight sector should brace itself for increased track access charges after the chair of the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the netwrail freight sector should brace itself for increased track access charges after the chair of the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the netwRail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the network.

She's our go - to person for negotiating agreements with the states and freight railroads — and getting our high - speed rail network up and running.

Canadian National Railway Co., Toronto symbol CNR, operates Canada's largest freight - rail network and serves 16 U.S. states.

But it will take decades to shift most freight from trucks to trains, design walkable communities, shorten our commutes, and build better mass transit and high - speed rail networks.

«I support Amtrak funding and the development of high - speed freight and passenger rail networks across the country... I will also re-commit federal resources to public mass transportation projects across the country.

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Companies represented in previous forums included: ABSA Capital / Barclays Accenture (South Africa) ADvTECH AECOM AFGRI Group Altron Anglo American AngloGoldAshanti Ashburton Investments Associated Motor Holdings Baker & McKenzie Baker Hughes BankservAfrica Barclays Africa Group Barloworld Automotive Barloworld Equipment Barloworld Power, a division of Barloworld South Africa BATSA BMW British American Tobacco BT Global Services Business Partners Centriq Insurance City of Johannesburg Development Planning Legal Administration City of Johannesburg Legislature City Property Administration Colgate - Palmolive South Africa CSIR DBT Technologies Deutsche Bank, JHB Development Bank of Southern Africa Eskom Holdings SOC Financial Services Board FirstRand Bank Gauteng Partnership Fund Google GroCapital Financial Services (member of AFGRI Group) Heineken SA HMS Bergbau Africa Huawei Technologies Africa Imperial Logistics Intercape JD FS, a division of Pepkor Trading Kimberly - Clark of South Africa Kumba Iron Ore Leonie Ellis Placements Makro Division of Massmart Masscash Mondelez Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa Mutual & Federal Insurance Company National School of Government Nedbank Netcare Nigerian Bottling Company P&G PepsiCo Inc. / Simba PIC SOC Premier FMCG Procter & Gamble (P&G) Rand Merchant Bank RH Managers Pty Rio Tinto Road Accident Fund SA Bankers Services Company (BankservAfrica) SABC Sage International Samsung Electronics South Africa Sasol Scaw SEFA Shell SA Siemens Healthcare South African Broadcasting Corporation South32 SA Spur Group Standard Bank Standard Chartered Bank Steinmuller Sun International Takeda Telkom Business Connexion Tetra Pak The Pivotal Fund Limited The South African Breweries The Standard Bank of South Africa Tiger Brands Transnet Freight Rail Unilever Vedanta Resources - Zinc International Viacom International Media Networks Virgin Active SA WesBank Willis Towers Watson World Bank