Sentences with phrase «of railroad corridors»

Use of railroad corridors was taken out of consideration because there was not enough width for two lines and use is prohibited by state law.

Not exact matches

And in this wealthy, sophisticated nation, hundreds of older men and women now spend their nights in Tokyo's railroad stations or street corridors, curled up in cardboard boxes — just as they do in New York or cities in other nations.

The Atlanta BeltLine is a sustainable redevelopment project that provides a network of public parks, multi-use trails and transit along a historic 22 - mile railroad corridor circling downtown and connecting many neighborhoods directly to each other.

The railroad contends it needs no state or local permission, but Protect the Adirondacks says long - term storage of tankers would be a new use of the rail corridor and subject to Adirondack Park Agency oversight.

Cuomo signed off on a plan that will lead to the removal of roughly 34 miles of the historic rail corridor in the Adirondacks, though supporters of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad say they'll go forward with legal action to block the controversial project.

In sub-Saharan Africa, dozens of major «development corridors,» including roads, railroads, pipelines, and port facilities, are in the works to increase agricultural production, mineral exports, and economic integration.

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, a number of states are exploring high speed rail corridors at the moment.

Before starting his firm, Mr. Simonis worked for Burlington Northern Railroad in a variety of roles including service director — automotive and machinery — and superintendent — corridor management.

Since enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has generated a framework and support for rail corridor planning at the multistate, state, and local levels.

«The safety of our nation's railroad system, and the people who live along rail corridors is of paramount concern,» said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

With the signing of this agreement, 5 of the 6 high - speed rail corridors that require coordination with freight railroads now have a signed agreement in place.

I am thrilled to congratulate the State of Washington, BNSF, and Amtrak for their contributions to the agreement signed today by the Federal Railroad Administration and Washington DOT that will make $ 590 million available for work to begin on significant improvements to the popular Cascades corridor, which connects Eugene, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver.

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.

The Utah County Association of REALTORS ® has been hard at work promoting FrontRunner South, a commuter rail line utilizing a 45 - mile stretch of an existing Union Pacific Railroad corridor to connect downtown Salt Lake City with Provo.

«There are 180,000 miles of abandoned railroad corridors around the country, and about 13,000 of these miles have been converted to trails,» says Della Penna, a sales associate with The Murphys Inc., REALTORS ®, in Northampton, Mass, and a 20 - year veteran of the railroad industry who has written several books on the rails - to - trails movement.

A brochure, Crowsnest Pass: Stewardship for Sustainability, synthesizes topics of importance for potential homebuyers in the area, with sections entitled: Living with Wildlife, Bear Smart, Wildlife Corridors around Highway 3 and the Railroad, Connecting With Nature and Responsible Recreation.

Known as «America's Distribution Hub,» Memphis boasts the busiest cargo airport in the United States, the fifth - largest inland port in the United States, five Class I railroads serving nine fully operational rail yards, and one of the most widely traveled interstate corridors in the country.