Sentences with phrase «from rail transportation»

What are your thoughts on the Keystone XL pipeline and a shift away from rail transportation of oil?

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Oil transportation by rail has grown astronomically, to about 140,000 carloads of crude in 2013 from 500 carloads in 2009, according to the Railway Association of Canada.

Walmart does not disclose GHG emissions from its international marine shipping activities; it does estimate emissions from all «upstream transportation and distribution» — which includes marine shipping, trucking, air freight and rail freight — in its 2014 Carbon Disclosure Project report.

This week's celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Last Spike is an opportunity to reflect not only on the «national dream» of linking Canada from coast to coast, but also on the larger «international dream» of a combined rail and ocean transportation system that linked North America to Asia.

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With rail you not only reduce cost of transportation but you also save your roads from frequent damage.

To wit: I just received a press release from the governor - elect, announcing he has sent a personal letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking that if governors - Elect in Ohio and Wisconsin fulfill their respective campaign promises to cancel federally funded high - speed rail projects that New York be the beneficiary of the combined $ 1.26 billion worth of savings.

Rejecting advice from Rep. Brian Higgins (D - Buffalo) to shrink its plans, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority board Thursday voted to hire a consultant to plan extensions of Metro Rail.

The Democrat announced Tuesday that the Department of Environmental Conservation is filing a petition to the Surface Transportation Board seeking to stop Saratoga and North Creek Railway from leasing its tracks for storage of unused rail cars.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D - New York) has appealed to the federal Surface Transportation Board to prevent the Saratoga & North Creek Railway from storing unused rail cars in the Adirondack Park.

He said the pipeline would not reduce the controversial shipment of Bakken oil by rail or barge, adding that statistics from the Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration showed that pipelines had a higher spill rate per mile than any other form of oil transportation.

Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York.

He also said the council approved another memorandum from the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for interim construction of Nigeria narrow rail gauge system.

Also speaking at the hearing, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said plans were underway to begin movement of petroleum products from Southern part of the country to the north by rail before the end of the first quarter of 2016.

In the third quarter, the bureau will release 46 data ranging from socio - economic survey, social statistics, road transport, rail transportation data, and solid minerals and mining sector survey.

The congresswoman was joined by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Astoria), City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D - Sunnyside) and representatives from the transportation and contractor fields when she visited the yards to explain the benefits of the grant, which New York received after Florida rejected $ 2 million in federal funds for high - speed rail.

In light of the March 7 CSX train derailment in Newburgh, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that she consider additional safety measures to reduce risks and protect New Yorkers from the transport of crude oil and any hazardous materials by rail.

The chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign also wanted to know where the $ 220 million to revamp the Long Island Rail Road concourse and subway stations will come from.

By James Briggs Just three months after insisting there was no stopping a proposed high - speed rail line from being built between Madison and Milwaukee, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday issued the project's death sentence.

He's been meeting with people from one end of the Southern Tier to the other for a year now, and says he's well - versed on all its issues from dairy farming to Route 17 to rail transportation.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of a derailment.

He would also increase the speed and efficiency of transportation to JFK, now served by a rail link from an LIRR hub in Jamaica, Queens, and add food and retail options to the airport.

Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal reports that «Republicans are responding with an amendment from Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota» that quotes from a section of the State Department which states that «the proposed pipeline would produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than an alternative mode of transportation, such as rail.

In addition to flooding infrastructure due to sea level rise, coastal cities are vulnerable to damage from storm surge, wave action, and / or inundation of their transportation infrastructure such as roadways, ports, bridges, rail, tunnels, shipyards, and navigational aids.

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $ 120 million in High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corriRail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corrirail corridor.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's High - Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Program (HSIPR).

The new datasets are (1) truck parking identifying more than 8,000 parking locations for truck drivers across the country using data compiled from information supplied by state departments of transportation and private truck stop operators; (2) the complete North American Rail Network (NARN), consisting of geospatial line rail information for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which supports analysis relating to and around the rail infrastructure in the U.S.; and (3) the complete North American Rail Network (NARN) Nodes, which are the junctions (points) in the rail network and could support network analysis when used with the netwRail Network (NARN), consisting of geospatial line rail information for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which supports analysis relating to and around the rail infrastructure in the U.S.; and (3) the complete North American Rail Network (NARN) Nodes, which are the junctions (points) in the rail network and could support network analysis when used with the netwrail information for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which supports analysis relating to and around the rail infrastructure in the U.S.; and (3) the complete North American Rail Network (NARN) Nodes, which are the junctions (points) in the rail network and could support network analysis when used with the netwrail infrastructure in the U.S.; and (3) the complete North American Rail Network (NARN) Nodes, which are the junctions (points) in the rail network and could support network analysis when used with the netwRail Network (NARN) Nodes, which are the junctions (points) in the rail network and could support network analysis when used with the netwrail network and could support network analysis when used with the network.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) received a $ 1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration for preliminary engineering and environmental work required to replace the current Rochester rail station and for necessary short - term upgrades to the current station.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that an agreement, pending approval, has been reached to fund Phase 2 of the Dulles Silver Line Rail project which will extend Metro service from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Virginia to eastern Loudoun County via Dulles International Airport.

Obtain services from multiple contractors with the expertise, experience and capable of providing monitoring and technical assistance services across all of Federal Railroad Administration's seven (7) Regions in order to support the oversight of the High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR), the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant program, and Amtrak grants.

The Council will be chaired by Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari, and will include DOT leadership from highways, rail, ports and airports and economic and policy experts from across the Administration.

The Michigan Department of Transportation has received $ 28.2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to consolidate Dearborn's two passenger rail facilities into a pedestrian - friendly, intermodal station in the West Downtown section of the city.

MERIDEN, Conn. — U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $ 120 million in High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corriRail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corrirail corridor.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that an agreement, pending approval, has been reached to fund Phase 2 of the Dulles Silver Line Rail project which will extend Metro service from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Virginia to eastern Loudoun County via Dulles International Airport.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received $ 55 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration for safety and capacity improvements to intercity passenger rail routes.

Transportation: Private bedroom on VIA Rail's ® the Canadian train from Toronto to Jasper in Sleeper Plus class; ferry crossing to / from Vancouver Island; private, deluxe air - conditioned motorcoach while touring.

This is where to find everything from Santa Barbara's time zone, climate, and general dress «code» to contact numbers and websites for the air, rail, and bus lines that can bring you to Santa Barbara — and the transportation providers who can take you around once you're here.

Transportation: Ferry crossing from the mainland to Vancouver Island; full - day cruise through the Inside Passage; VIA Rail's Jasper — Prince Rupert train with seating in Touring class or Economy class on departures June 17, July 15, August 26, September 5 & 9; private, deluxe, air - conditioned motorcoach while touring.

Conveniently located steps away from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the iconic Reading Terminal Market and many of the region's top restaurants and attractions, Home2 is also two blocks from the Jefferson Station regional rail line, making it easily accessible via public transportation.

But that doesn't mean as technology develops we stubbornly refuse to adapt, far from it in fact, so just because the theory of rail travel was adapted from existing methods of transportation, it doesn't mean these methods were infallible.

Mexico City has many modes of public transportation, from the metro (subway) system, to suburban rail, light rail, regular buses, BRT (bus rapid transit), «pesero» minibuses, and trolleybuses, to bike share.

From Hostel Fish, it is easy to access Denver's public transportation systems including the bus, the free downtown mall ride, and the light rail.

Located in Kuala Lumpur's new business and transportation hub, KL Sentral, the new 364 - room property is less than 30 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport via the KLIA Express rail service and a short ride from the city's main shopping and entertainment districts, making it the perfect place for a relaxing vacation or important business meeting.

In addition to popular amenities like free high - speed wireless internet access, the Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell - Downtown now offers business travelers free rail transportation to and from Miami International Airport, nightly happy - hour events in the lobby bar, and complimentary use of the hotel's executive meeting - rooms.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx eyes high - speed rail link from Atlanta to Washington D.C.

The rail line was built to carry timber to Bordeaux, for the production of wine casks, though its current name comes from its later use as a method of truffle transportation from the market of nearby Martel.

Conveniently located in the city of Kuala Lumpur, the Sani Hotel Kuala Lumpur is situated just 5 minutes away from Putra World Trade Centre, The Mall, Commercial and Merchant Banks, Shopping Malls, Street Markets, Offices and Food Alleys.Public transportation, such as Light Rail Transit and Monorail Stations & express bus station are within walking distance Each of the 137 rooms at this 3 star property are designed to help guests relax in comfort.Each room includes internet access, wireless, air conditioning.Guests will enjoy the hotels excellent facilities and services including meeting facilities, elevator Read More...

The Transportation Safety Board is expected to announce Wednesday details of its concerns about current practices for testing, regulating and shipping by rail large volumes of light and flammable oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota.

Instead of building a fully funded and approved light rail transportation system with 25 stops that might have generated billions in Transit - oriented development, Mayor Tory rigorously pushed through a $ 3 billion dollar subway with exactly one stop (down from the 3 in illustration), because the previous crackhead mayor of Toronto believed that LRTs are trolleys running down the middle of the road and blocked cars, and you can't block cars in Toronto or take away their lanes.

On the transportation side, expanding mass transit to reduce congestion is critically important, and by «mass transit,» I mean anything from subways and commuter rails to buses and bikes.