Sentences with phrase «of rail systems»

Part defense facility, part prison complex, this foreboding place is linked by a series of rail systems, through which the trains run relentlessly at breakneck speed.

Seeing the interconnected threads of rail systems which stretched far outside our own borders is what kept me on the edge of my seat wondering how the feat would eclipse any expectation I had whilst I first turned the page!»

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 Blair years have been a boom time for: Ann Summers sex shops (up from 13 to 134 since 1997); free Viagra; CCTV cameras; wind farms; John Prescott; Peter Mandelson; Cherie Blair's lecture income; the prison population; Alastair Campbell; private security guards; sales of illegal drugs; binge - drinking; City salaries; Ken Livingstone; childhood obesity; and grossly incompetent management of the rail system.»

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a shared - use corridor study, in consultation with the Surface Transportation Board, Amtrak, freight railroads, States, non-profit employee labor organizations, and other users of the rail system, as appropriate, to evaluate the best means to enhance and support the further development of high - speed and intercity passenger rail service within United States shared - use corridors.

Getting hang of the rail system in Europe might take a couple of tries, but you'll be a seasoned train traveler in no time!

I am disheartened that there isn't more discussion of a massive expansion of the rail system by the candidates, both passenger and freight.

Just wait until it finishes a «complete buildout» of the rail system, says general manager Phil Washington, a process (the Times observes) that could take decades.

Not exact matches

As the North American oil transportation system continues to evolve, with new pipelines, reversals of existing lines and a growing role for oil - by - rail, what is clear is that the North American oil market will eventually settle into a new era of pricing relationships which will be very different than those which prevailed prior to 2008.

Kirk also railed on Clinton for her use of a private email system after FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday that she was «extremely careless» with sensitive information, although he did not recommend prosecution.

Once a rail - based economy, most of Brazil's railway system is today slow, polluting, overcrowded and falling apart.

Bombardier is also the world's largest producer of rail equipment for transit systems.

Perth - based technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its CCTV surveillance systems on light rail vehicles in the US city of Dallas, Texas, with the value of the deal worth up to $ 11.6 million.

The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin on Monday in which the crowd chanted «Paul Ryan sucks» and Trump railed against what he called «corrupt» media and a «rigged» election system — a frequent accusation the Manhattan billionaire has brought up without evidence.

for Transport, the public must question every major transport project as spending 2.2 billion dollars on the Forrestfield - Airport rail link is a grotesque waste of money which can not be justified with our very low population density and simply needs an efficient bus system at a fraction of the cost similar to that servicing Melbourne's Tullarmarine Airport.

Daniel Defense, a Black Creek, Georgia - based rifle and accessories manufacturer, sells its flagship product, the Daniel Defense DDM4 automatic rifle and rail system, to the U.S. Department of Defense, United States Special Operations Command, foreign military agencies, and civilians.

We measure the vitality of each state's transportation system by the value of goods shipped by air, waterways, roads and rail.

And the system set up to pay for rides — a unique municipal subsidy that covers 20 % of any ride that begins and ends in the city, 25 % if it begins or ends at the local light rail station — has already gotten others cities in the surrounding Seminole County interested in replicating it, even though it just started running yesterday.

Union Pacific serves many of the fastest - growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.

But all the optimism in the world couldn't counteract the deterioration of America's intercity rail system.

A massive, long - range infrastructure commitment on the part of the federal govt to support building / rebuliding highways and bridges, interstate train service and hi - speed rail, city mass transit systems, and ports and airports, over minimum 10 years and even better 20, with requirement that majority of manufactured metal components be US - made.

Based in Jacksonville, Florida East Coast Railway operates a 351 - mile (565 - km) freight rail system located along the east coast of Florida.

After skewering the proposed system («one of the most expensive per mile and one of the slowest in the world»), Musk issued an open - source design challenge: a 28 - passenger solar - powered pod capable of levitating through a system of tubes almost at the speed of sound, with a one - way ticket price of $ 20 and a total building cost estimated at $ 6 billion, less than a tenth of the budget for California's high - speed rail project.

Virtually all components identified in the January 2010 Budget (e.g., improved rail system, repair of federal buildings, cleanup of contaminated sites, aviation security, small craft harbors, among others) have received incremental funding.

They even discussed the possibility of Amazon financing a new light - rail station for its system, though no commitments were made, he said.

More than any company or business on earth, Amazon is emblematic of a fiat currency system that has gone off the rails combined with Government - enabled fraud of historic proportions.

The business associations have been generally supportive of the bill, saying it goes further than other attempts in recent years to alleviate systemic shortcomings in Canada's rail system.

By: Paige Müller 30th March 2018 Underground rail infrastructure at South African mines is not operating at its full potential, predominantly owing to poor track - system choices and a lack of critical maintenance, says multidisciplinary engineering consultancy firm WSP Africa technical director of rail transport and... →

With offices spread across all states and territories in Australia, Hitachi offers a wide range of products and services in the region, including but not restricted to; information & telecommunication systems and services, mining technologies and solutions, social infrastructure solutions such as power and rail systems, industrial products and solutions, and consulting services.

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.

An extension of the Washington region's light - rail system is pushing farther into northern Virginia with the expanding Silver Line connecting downtown D.C. with Dulles airport within a few years.

Edmonton's Mr. Iveson announced this week that expansion of the city's Light Rail Transit system is the top infrastructure priority for the newly elected City Council.

While Canada's heavy oil producers are faced with the challenge of increasing rail volumes in the absence of a new export pipeline, they're also dealing with issues on an operational system into the U.S.

It is one of the curious ironies of our time, however, that New Testament scholars who rail most loudly at the imposition of theological systems on the text are themselves often proponents of their own type of system.

It had at the time the world's largest stock exchange, its grandest parliament building, and continental Europe's first underground rail system (ahead even of New York, which did not yet have the subway).

If we strike out at the oppressor we are buying into the lie Satan told Jesus when he offered the power of all the kingdoms of the world.Jesus never ONCE railed against the brutal Roman regime or criticized their political system.

Farrington believes the state could do more to support farmers and questions why California is spending nearly $ 70 billion to construct a high - speed rail system when it doesn't have the money to take care of agriculture, including more long - term water storage.

These are: > The ability to offload rail cars; > Custom cutting seafood products; > Allowing additions to existing orders up to 2 a.m. for same - day shipping; > The option of free storage for up to 45 days for customers who wish to take advantage of special promotions or sales but can not store products in - house; > No minimum shipping on current routes; > A live inventory system that allows customers to know instantly if products are in stock; and 88 food and drink • summer 2010 • www.fooddrink-magazine.com << All American Foods is using 80 percent of its 100,000 - square - foot facility.

It wasn't too long ago that Coach K was the White Knight of college basketball, railing against the «one and done» system of John Calipari.

I was able to experience most of Europe thanks to the convenient rail system.

I was sure to take advantage of the priority seating on the subway / rail system for the pregnant and individuals traveling with child!

The Narita airport is located a good distance from downtown Tokyo and after a very long flight / transition of approximately 20 + hours it is best to take a reliable shuttle without having to figure out the subway / rail system and figure out the language while sleep deprived.

Instead of railing against women who choose to UC, maybe your efforts should be better spent in making attended home birth more available to women, and changing the system to allow women to have a say in their own care.

Wooden trains are a classic toy, and Bigjigs Rail offers one of the most complete wooden railway systems available.

Important too is that the Government not only considers the potential for an individual airport expansion, but also how the surrounding road and rail infrastructure might support it effectively — and how a new runway can benefit the whole of the transport system and the economy of the country.»

«Importing LIE traffic to Westchester will overwhelm our roads and communities, add billions of tons of carbon emissions into our air, and divert desperately needed infrastructure dollars from being spent where they are truly needed — on our existing roads, bridges, and rail systems.

Governor Ambode also said that efforts have been intensified towards the completion of the 27 - km Blue Line Light Rail Transit System, from Okokomaiko to Marina, expressing optimism on completion, it would foster greater economic and social integration within West Africa sub region.

Campaigners intent on stopping the construction of Britain's new high speed rail system were gearing up for a fight today, after the route of the line was announced.

«In the next 15 years Network Rail has to renew 63 % of the signalling system in this country as it will be life expired,» he said.

Work commenced on the 85 km Akosombo - Tema railway line from the Tema Port to link the Volta Lake via the Akosombo Port, as part of a multi-modal transport system to facilitate the transfer of containerized cargo by rail to and from the Tema Port.