Sentences with phrase «rail companies»

Japanese and European businesses say Chinese rail companies used technology from joint ventures to become giants in high - speed rail.
While rail companies are considering natural gas and other alternatives, the cost of upgrading infrastructure is a major challenge — particularly for the freight rail industry given the geography it has to cover.
We also need British rail companies to operate as efficiently as those of our European neighbours.
For every major rail company, that means one thing: full steam ahead.
The bailout will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds, possibly billions if other loss - making rail companies demand equal treatment.
There has been speculation that the government could remove the current cap restricting how much rail companies may charge for tickets.
Canadian oil and rail companies clearly don't share this opinion.
Interestingly, at the Munich train station there were automated kiosks that sold tickets within Germany, but our itinerary required us to travel to Zurich, then switch to another, Swiss rail company for the second leg, and the kiosks wouldn't accept Lausanne as a destination (I believe they would have sold us tickets to Zurich if that were our final destination).
In addition, 30 rail companies from around the world have pledged that if selected for high - speed rail contracts, they will hire American workers and expand their bases of operation in the United States.
«I think if we'd had proper conduct of government, as happened before Brexit, no way would Whitehall have allowed a hard - right minister to have agreed the bailout of private rail companies,» he said.
Intelligent driverless trains that communicate with each other have been proposed this week by rail company bosses
Our direct partnerships with rail companies and hotels across Europe, North America and beyond mean we have access to special rates and availability not accessible to the public.
Fifteen months have already passed since Virgin, FirstGroup and two other rail companies bid for the lucrative franchise.
SEPTA's is coordinating with Amtrak as the national rail company embarks on a 30 - year, $ 6.5 billion plan to remake 30th Street Station.
Southeastern is one of the busiest commuter rail companies in the UK running more than 2,000 trains, and carrying nearly 600,000 passengers every day between London, Kent and East Sussex.
A rendering of the double - decker high - speed TWINDEXX train Swiss rail company SBB has ordered from Bombardier.
Unlike workers» comp, it is available only to employees of rail companies.
Opposition MPs have been calling on the Liberal government to step in immediately, but the federal government has been hesitant to compel rail companies to move mandatory volumes of grain.
The UK's rail companies make about three per cent profit, lower even than the average for supermarkets.
In fact, some freight rail companies have recruiters solely focused on helping servicemen and women.
North America's largest privately - owned passenger rail company, the Rocky Mountaineer, weaves through the saw - tooth landscapes of Alberta and B.C. at «Kodak speed» — a snail's - pace that has passengers permanently glued to the canyon - hugging windows.
Now Travelsavers» agents, using SilverRail's web based tool SilverAgent Pro, will have access to multiple connected rail companies across Europe and North America.
World recognised rail company require a skilled and dedicated Technical Trainer to become a key member of the Service team.
So it's not particularly surprising that Deutsche Bahn, the German state rail company, has come under considerable fire for its proposal to name a train after Frank.
PBF is opting to import from Colombia, for example, even though it has to pay fees to rail companies after promising to take deliveries of 85,000 barrels per day.
So far, Moe said, all the federal government has done is ask rail companies for their plan to deal with the backlog.
Fred also argues that rail companies use some pretty optimistic numbers about their occupancy rates to calculate emissions per passenger km:
Rail companies counter that further access data only threatens to distort the picture as to the cause of shipper delays, and other members of the supply chain are not compelled to report similar operational data.
LHI effectively opens up rail lines to competing rail companies, including U.S. rail operators.
«These fare increases are being dictated by ministers, who now specify in minute detail what rail companies can or can't do,» he said.
Chris Grayling also announced that a new East West Rail company will look after the proposed Oxford to Cambridge route and deliver design, construction and operation separately from Network Rail.
Rail companies receive no subsidy revenue through commuter fares in the UK, because the government doesn't throw cash towards holding down fares.
The Conservatives warned in the summer rail companies would be forced to put up prices after the DfT announced they needed to raise # 1 billion by 2014.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on Holocaust survivors and families of victims who were deported from Nazi - occupied France through the Societé Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais rail company to file restitution claims by the U.S. State Department's May 31 deadline.
The event was also an opportunity for rail companies such as Network rail, Bombardier, Women in Rail and Resonate to exhibit and network with each other, as well as the students, and to give advice to the students during the competition.
As part of the event, with the aim of bringing regional schools together, the schools all visited different rail company's sites, including Bombardier, East Midlands Trains and Resonate.
The ultra low - floor luxury Citylife buses were displayed at the 2016 Auto Expo in diesel variants but the company has supplied over 100 Citylife CNG buses to the Noida Metro Rail Company, making it available in two variants.
There may be smaller U.S. rail companies that permit animals on board their trains.
The award - winning rail company is also encouraging aspiring travellers to watch the video and share their thoughts on social media using # 360RockyMountaineer.
Rocky Mountaineer and Stadler have announced an agreement to add to the Canadian luxury tourist rail company's fleet of custom made GoldLeaf carriages.
The German national rail operator is the undisputed big daddy on which most other European rail companies are weaned.
Based in Chicago, the Pullman Rail Company was established in 1897 and became famous for its lavish Art Deco - styled trains and impeccable standards of service.
A Japanese rail company is planning to develop a new, faster version of the Shinkansen bullet train, the Japan Times reports.
If you are heading for Windsor for the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, do check bus and rail company websites and information lines well before you travel.
The specialist rail company has crafted routes which visit the country's acclaimed destinations such as the capital city, Bern, Lucerne, the car - free town of Zermatt, located at the base of the Matterhorn, and the stylish resort town of St. Moritz.
High - speed rail company Eurostar saw passenger numbers rise about 18 percent the first half of this year compared to 2007.
Do not speak to the insurance company or rail company without your train accident lawyer's permission;
During his early 20s, Erik Bornmann, now 35, lobbied on behalf of U.S. - based rail company OmniTRAX Inc., one of the bidders looking to purchase B.C. Rail after the provincial government decided to privatize the company.
Crown announces three people, rail company face charges in Lac - Magantic railway disaster, Vancouver Sun
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