Sentences with phrase «on rail track»

According to President Buhari, «In 2017 alone, we saw significant commitments and agreements by major global organisations in infrastructure projects such as: the proposed USD 9 billion Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Lagos; the completed USD 600 million Lafarge Plant in Calabar; the proposed rail stock; the proposed USD 1.3 billion public private partnership with General Electric on Rail Track Development and the proposed ENI / Agip rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery.

Police periodically remind the public of these laws, and occasionally conduct «enforcement blitzes» to catch people in the act of trespassing on rail tracks.

• Assisted in performing site surveys to determine need for repair and maintenance on rail tracks • Provided physical support in cutting tracks to length and installing them properly • Performed preventative and regular maintenance on rail tracks by following set schedules • Inspected tunnels, tracks and subways to determine problems or acts of vandalism as part of regular security checks • Assisted in cutting rail lengths according to specifications and provided logistical support in installing them

Not exact matches

As for management, the message was to beware fast - tracking wunderkinds, and to seek a mentor, coach or at least a very stable deputy to keep these individuals on the rails.

Kerrisdale Park is definitely the right side of the tracks: this neighbourhood is bounded on its west and north by the Arbutus Corridor, an out - of - service Canadian Pacific Rail line that runs through West Vancouver, and which has been the subject of years of urban - planning angst.

Kerrisdale Park is definitely the right side of the tracks, but residents were dismayed earlier this year when CP Rail announced that, after 15 years of dispute with the City of Vancouver, it would again begin routing trains through the Arbutus Corridor, which bounds this neighbourhood on its North and West sides.

«Wired is on track to conclude its IPO and execute its business plan,» he promised, railing against the «shoddy, if not malicious» news stories and crowing that «in the end, as F. Scott Fitzgerald put it, success is the best revenge.»

I was surprised when I told that blacks still lived on one side of the rails road tracks an whites on the others.

«Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad.»

The ACCC is consulting on a revised Hunter Valley rail network access undertaking submitted by Australian Rail Track Corporatrail network access undertaking submitted by Australian Rail Track CorporatRail Track Corporation.

But unless you're running a three - rail system, making two trains approach from opposite directions on the same track requires Digital Command Control.

The venue is a former railway station, so be on the lookout for puns about «going off the rails», «one - track mind» and «train of thought».

The Channel Tunnel also highlighted the shortcomings of the British rail network: Eurostar trains were able to run at speeds of up to 186 mph in France, but they had to travel much more slowly on English rail tracks.

Track and train operations will be brought together in new rail franchises under plans announced by the Transport Secretary on Tuesday

A bill that surfaced late in the state legislative session became the subject of a fight that legislators said pitted safety measures on the Long Island Rail Road against the need for a third track to improve efficiency and cut congestion.

Also Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate workplace safety practices at the LIRR's rail freight contractor, after allegations in a lawsuit that New York & Atlantic Railway was having untrained and uncertified day laborers perform dangerous jobs on LIRR tracks.

«If we can't build these 9.8 miles of track now, when a plan is on the table within the Long Island Rail Road right of way, then this may well be our last opportunity for a third track,» Bellone said.

The Long Island Rail Road will be able to operate on all its usual tracks at Penn Station over the next few weeks, until Amtrak begins the final stages of its current infrastructure renewal project at the busy commuter hub, a key Amtrak official said.

Cuomo took a victory lap to celebrate approval in the state Senate of a nearly $ 2 billion plan to build a third track for the Long Island Rail Road on its Main Line in Nassau.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, center, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joe Lhota, right, on tracks, watch as a worker cuts a gap in a section of track to create a continuous welded rail at the Avenue M Subway Station in Brooklyn, on May 7.

Vanguard recalls that the House of Representatives, had on October 14 based on a motion promoted by Rep Solomon Ahwhinawi, PDP, Delta had set up the adhoc committee to probe contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of rail tracks, standard gauge, bridges, coaches, wagons and locomotives between 2010 and 2014 amounting to N1 trillion.

The MTA blamed human error for the derailment and suspended two maintenance track supervisors without pay after an unsecured, improperly stored scrap rail on the express tracks caused two cars of the eight - car train to leave the track.

State Sen. Jack Martins on Thursday, May 19, 2016, meets with local officials representing communities through which a planned third track on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line would run.

The news comes as several transportation improvements begin today, with the Long Island Rail Road on a weekday schedule on 10 of 11 tracks.

given the strong words and actions, it is quite a wonder that the deal isn't done... recently we see that the county is still piling on discovered shortcomings of the RR: what is presented as a disappointing amount of track that has been repaired... So, here's the picture: if the lease runs to completion, it is almost certain the county will be compelled to reissue the lease... with the kind of effort and investment that has been expended, ie, build a rail road!

For at least three decades, officials have debated adding a track on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, with often vehement opposition from some residents over train noise, disruption during construction and the acquisition of homes and businesses.

The infrastructure plans, which include a new track on the Long Island Rail Road, a revamped Penn Station, road and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airport.

Located under the Metro - North Rail tracks on East 115th Street and Park Avenue, it was once a bustling street market filled with hundreds of vendors between 111th and 116th Street.

By Sean Ryan The regional transit authority charged with overseeing the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail project will get back on track with a meeting on Monday.

After years of bitter controversy and a dash to the finish line, it appears that at least for the short term, Ulster County's warring rail - trail interests are finally on the same track.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

His plans call for improvements at the MTA, an overhaul of Pennsylvania Station, a new LaGuardia Airport, a third track on the Long Island Rail Road, an expansion of the Jacob Javits Center, major upgrades to John F. Kennedy Airport as well as to air terminals in Long Island and the Hudson Valley — all on top of new roads and bridges across upstate «like we've never built before.»

The project includes new track bed and station upgrades for Metro Rail, as well as new curbs, sidewalks, and room for on - street parking.

«The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency are opposed to the storage of rail cars on these tracks inside the Adirondack Park,» said Keith McKeever, an APA spokesman.

Road congestion and rail punctuality public sector agreements were on track to be met the report notes.

State and local elected leaders from Nassau County are urging Cuomo to release the «full details» of his proposal to build a third track on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line.

The train struck a tunnel wall and derailed in Harlem because a replacement rail stored on the tracks was not properly bolted down, according to a preliminary investigation by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

«To gauge what is at stake when corners are cut we need look no further than the cracked rails on the east coast mainline and the continuing tide of deaths on level crossings and out on the tracks.

Cuomo is trying to earn support from several Nassau County incorporated villages for his plan to build a third track on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line — even if it means tacking on the expense of eliminating seven grade crossings along the route.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

Three of the employees, all track foremen on the Long Island Rail Road, pulled down a quarter - million each in overtime — out - earning the MTA's then - CEO, Thomas Prendergast.

In Nassau County on Tuesday, the governor said he would push a plan to add a third track on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, between Floral Park and Hicksville.

Triple - time welding work on rails, with increased track welding capacity, is also included in the first leg of the plan.

The administration has hired additional inspectors and stepped up inspections of oil trains and rail tracks and has sent letters to federal officials asking for stronger restrictions on oil trains.

I am very optimistic that the New York High Speed Rail Planning Board will play a crucial role in putting our State on the fast track to creating jobs and a high speed rail passenger system.&raRail Planning Board will play a crucial role in putting our State on the fast track to creating jobs and a high speed rail passenger system.&rarail passenger system.»

I commend Governor Paterson for his commitment to high - speed rail and for his dedication to putting our State on the right track toward a better future.»

ELIZABETHTOWN A congressional candidate is calling for federal authorities to investigate the plan by a railroad company to store unused rail cars on 22 miles of tracks within the Adirondack Park.

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.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took a victory lap Wednesday to celebrate approval in the State Senate of a nearly $ 2 billion plan to build a third track for the Long Island Rail Road on its Main Line in Nassau.

Better cooperation between track and train - strengthening and extending the duties placed on Network Rail to work closely with train service providers;