Sentences with phrase «long rail transport»

While Wyoming produces the most coal in the United States, long rail transport distances, limited Pacific Ocean coal export capacity, and the lower energy content of subbituminous coal place some limits on utilization.

Not exact matches

Railways, who added crude by rail capacity earlier this decade only to have the market vanish as pipeline space opened up, have been slow to move back in the oil transport business, asking producers to sign longer - term deals.

You can transport food a long way by ship, rail, barge, or heavy truck for a lot less fuel per pound than hauling tomatoes by van.

Road transport is also facing competition from rail, which is taking over more of the long - distance runs that are not popular with drivers, keeping them away from home for extended periods of time.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) announced Thursday 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

There is welcome investment going into transport in London and into the national rail network, but the relentless rise in fares risks many people no longer being able to afford to use the network.

It enables long and short distance movement of people and goods, access to other transport modes such as rail, air and sea, and is a conduit for delivery of water, energy, information and waste.»

Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin announced 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

Public advocate Bill de Blasio and city comptroller John Liu, who are running for mayor this year, are campaigning in part on the promise of building a rail tunnel to transport cargo beneath New York Harbor from New Jersey to Brooklyn and Queens and on to Long Island.

Schroeders: For us personally it was, after a long search, finding in Germany an original German rail car that was used to transport prisoners to concentration camps.

This is why we travel primarily by rail; after all, trains are the most spacious and comfortable mode of long - haul transport, as well as one of the greenest and most sociable.

As well as making playful, politically - engaged work for galleries and public spaces, Harrison is also the founder and coordinator of the national Bring Back British Rail campaign — which strives to popularise the idea of re-nationalising our public transport system — and is the agent for The Artists» Bond — a life - long speculative funding scheme for artists, now with 160 members across the UK.

So Subsidize more rail transport from street cars to high speed long distance rail.

As the price of fuel rises this will change; rail transport, especially over long distances, will become more attractive.

Furthermore, Switzerland is making laudable progress on nuclear waste management, and it continues to show leadership in its long - term policy to shift freight transport from road to rail.»