Sentences with phrase «re rail transport»

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«Simply put, transporting oil by rail — or by any method — is a disaster waiting to happen.»

According to a study led by Roland Berger consultants, Brazil's rail transport industry is expected to be worth $ 3.2 billion a year by 2017.

They argued transporting crude by pipeline would be safer than alternatives like rail, and charged Obama with hypocrisy for complaining about the lack of investment in U.S. infrastructure while obstructing an $ 8 billion project.

But it turns out, no one is interested in transporting oil by rail across B.C. — or so says CN.

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.

«Whether it's pipeline or transport by rail, I think the opposition will be equal.»

Like many European Jews who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis, Anne Frank was transported to her death by rail.

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 TullarmarineTransport, 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 Tullarmarinetransport 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.

McKenna also told Clinton that Canada is tripling the amount of oil that's transported by rail because of a lack of pipelines.

«Rail and supporting non-pipeline modes should be capable, as was projected in 2011, of providing the capacity needed to transport all incremental Western Canadian and Bakken crude oil production to markets if there were no additional pipeline projects approved.»

The tracks are 70 feet below the surface and were used to transport post underneath the city, known as «Mail Rail.»

Crude - by - rail shipments are expected to ramp up in the second half of this year and into the first half of next year to «very material volumes of oil,» Pourbaix said, adding price discounts will improve but will likely remain higher than usual because rail costs more than pipeline transport.

Following harvest, grain is transported through CBH's road and rail network to port sites and onto ships to export to customers worldwide.

Train traffic has been disrupted by explosions on the rail network, and on most major roads throughout the region, checkpoints have been set up by rebels and Ukrainian forces, making goods transport a risky business.

And those nascent economies need infrastructure — electricity above all, transport across land (rail is most efficient) and in the air, oil and gas, public lighting, and basic health care.

As bad as the fight is over getting high - speed rail built between two cities in the U.S., now imagine the fight that would erupt if someone proposed building a superfast transport tube between New York and Mexico City or Los Angeles and Singapore.

For a bitumen project, the difference between pipeline and rail is small, once diluent transport is factored in.

The operation would transfer coal from rail cars to barges, which would then carry it to nearby Texada Island where it would be loaded on ships and transported to Asia.

Rail can't possibly transport 5 - 6 times more oil than what is currently happening, particularly after the two recent disasters and the anger over lack of responsibility and buck - passing by rail authoritRail can't possibly transport 5 - 6 times more oil than what is currently happening, particularly after the two recent disasters and the anger over lack of responsibility and buck - passing by rail authoritrail authorities.

SpaceX is building a test track for the Hyperloop high - speed rail that could transport passengers from San Francisco to LA in 30 minutes.

A vast increase in oil transport by rail surely has at least something to do with the accident — if the train hadn't been carrying oil, its destruction might have been less catastrophic — but there will inevitably be debate over the conclusion to draw from that observation.

Since the July 2013 Lac - Megantic fatal train disaster and other recent incidents involving oil by rail, Transport Canada has faced questions about whether it adequately addressed safety oversight concerns surrounding the transportation of dangerous cargo, which were repeatedly raised in internal audits.

The break - even price of tar sands oil is around $ 100 per barrel if transported by rail, according to Anthony Swift, a staff attorney at NRDC (which publishes

According to an internal document prepared by Environment Canada, released to CBC environment reporter Margo McDiarmid under Access to Information, Canadians are increasingly likely to question whether oil can be transported safely, whether by pipeline or rail.

Rail transport, especially electrified rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or trRail transport, especially electrified rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or trrail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or truck.

In the case of coal, while the capacity of port and rail infrastructure has become stretched with the latest surge in global demand, the industry has been expanding transport capacity steadily over recent years.

«At the most basic level, this pipeline increases prices realized by Canadian producers, allows more crude to flow by pipeline out of Western Canada, and consequently lowers the amount of crude by rail which is a much less cost - effective and more polluting method of transport,» he said.

One spill is too many but pipelines are much safer than rail for transporting oil By Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari and Ashley Stedman The Fraser Institute State regulators in... Read more»

Conservatives are railing against dual decisions by the British government to prevent Alfie Evans» parents from transporting him to Italy for further treatment, and to order Alfie's doctors to withdrawal life support from Alfie, which they did, and which soon led to Alfie's death.

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... →

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.

Rather it would give the energy minister the power to determine what type of oil and how much of it is transported, and by which method (pipeline or rail).

However, that question must also be asked about the alternatives: rail and truck transport.

It is slated to become a transport hub that will house the main terminal for a planned high - speed rail link with Singapore.

It isn't that they would transport «oil» by rail (which would actually not be «oil» but «dilbit») if there isn't enough pipeline capacity.

ISO tanks are stainless steel vessels that fit directly onto standard trucks and can readily be transferred to rail or sea transport.

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW 2000 Located in the heart of Darling Harbour, the ICC Sydney is easily accessible by public transport, including light rail, ferry and train and is only a 10 minute walk from Central and Town Hall train stations.

BES customers also extensively cover heavy haulage rail including iron ore, coal and other mining industries, bulk handling, sugar, transport terminal and port loading infrastructure users of railway equipment.

Conveniently situated on street level and directly on the foreshore of the harbour, Doltone House Darling Island Wharf may be accessed by boat, water taxi, ferry, light rail, bus, taxi or private transport.

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Park District Executive Director Gary Balling said money issues are plaguing the negotiations and deadlines this month and next for beginning site preparation and construction of a rail spur to transport the material won't be met.

Balling said questions also remain about whether all the material will be moved by rail or whether any of the soil will have to be transported by truck.

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.»

Sector Insight publication is the first in a series exploring autonomous transport systems with works on road, rail and maritime perspectives to follow.

«We don't take enough account of the urban development benefits you get (from trams) and should be looking more favourably at urban rail transport.»

More freight could be transported via rail as a result.

Britain needs to embrace more light rail, discourage workplace parking, improve links between planning and transport and encourage vehicle sharing if efforts to tackle urban congestion are to succeed, witnesses to a Transport Select Committee inquiry evidence session remarked otransport and encourage vehicle sharing if efforts to tackle urban congestion are to succeed, witnesses to a Transport Select Committee inquiry evidence session remarked oTransport Select Committee inquiry evidence session remarked on Monday.

Rail is generally better than other transport options, but HS2 is striking a balance towards speed and away from low emissions.

The abandoned west coast main line rail franchise could be followed by the scrapping of the Department for Transport's controversial planned high speed rail network linking London with Birmingham, its opponents are hoping.

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