Sentences with phrase «road transportation rail»

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

Putting a price on roads is often described — to mix transportation metaphors — as the «third rail» of Canadian politics.

It raises its own revenue to carry out billion - dollar transportation plans that can include rail, bus, road - building, ITS and tolls.

It will expand freight transportation capacity by connecting with existing modes of road, rail, ports and air transport.

Airlines and road and rail are the only industries (within Transportation) that had 2017 earnings estimates revised higher,» according to CFRA.

In areas of British Columbia and Alberta not yet accessed by road or rail, boats were the primary form of transportation for large amounts of freight or passengers since the days of the fur trade.

With rail you not only reduce cost of transportation but you also save your roads from frequent damage.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) announced Thursday 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $ 5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth.

After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line Third Track, Double Track, Jamaica Station Reconstruction, 39 renovated Long Island Rail Road stations and grade crossing eliminations — modernizing transportation across the region to provide a state - of - the - art system for Long Island.

The deterioration of Penn Station's infrastructure that resulted in Long Island Rail Road commuters» «summer of hell» was caused by decades of underinvestment in Amtrak by the federal government and the railroads that use its tracks, including the LIRR, transportation experts said.

After «years of stagnation,» Cuomo announced a $ 5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth.

The agenda, outlined at an Association for a Better New York breakfast in Manhattan, is headlined by major New York City - area transportation projects, including a new AirTrain that will connect the subway and Long Island Rail Road to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

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

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The Empire State Development corporation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road have formed a partnership to redevelop the station and a request for expressions of interest and proposals will go out this week.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $ 9 billion when finished in 2019, more than twice the MTA's initial cost estimate and a decade later than expected, according to a report released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

«If I'm adding all the projects that he announced today for transportation — things like LaGuardia [Airport], Penn Station, Long Island [Rail Road] third track, there's billions of dollars being thrown out,» he said.

She said ESD has begun talks with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about increasing service at Belmont's Long Island Rail Road station, which is only part time.

Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican who represents Nassau County, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon to take an active role in the negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its labor union in order to avoid a strike on the Long Island Rail Road.

In the third quarter, the bureau will release 46 data ranging from socio - economic survey, social statistics, road transport, rail transportation data, and solid minerals and mining sector survey.

At the same meeting in which the top Wisconsin transportation official argued for raising more money for the state's roads, rails, harbors and airports, he acknowledged that the number of miles drivers are traveling has fallen behind predictions.

I applaud Governor Paterson for his leadership and commitment to upgrading our rail infrastructure and making it a more dependable transportation option, which helps take vehicles off the road, improves our air quality, and reduces energy consumption.»

The chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign also wanted to know where the $ 220 million to revamp the Long Island Rail Road concourse and subway stations will come from.

Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin announced 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

Dutchess County Department of Public Works Engineering Division, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Transportation, has announced the trusses and girders that will create the Dutchess Rail Trail bridge over New York State Route 55, Wappinger Creek and Old Manchester Road will be assembled and lifted into place over a five day period starting this Friday, July 26th.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There was handshaking and back - patting all around Thursday, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped broker a deal between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road unions to avoid a potentially crippling strike.

Wills said he chose the Sutphin Boulevard location as his headquarters not only because it is in the center of the district, but also because it is close to major public transportation hubs such as the Long Island Rail Road.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved its $ 1 billion deal with the Related Companies to redevelop the 26 - acre former Long Island Rail Road site...

The DOT, passenger rail - operating authorities, the American Public Transportation Association, manufacturers, and other investors are developing an electric - drive strategy that would increase the use of electrically powered road and rail applications, Flatau says.

The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives.

A cornerstone of our safety policy is ensuring that transportation providers across all modes — on roads, rails, water, or in the air, over land and underground — employ operators who are 100 percent drug - and alcohol - free.

BUILD funding can support roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports or intermodal transportation.

Like President Obama's transportation proposal, this bill would relieve congestion on our roads, expand our transit and rails systems, and provide Americans with safe, affordable ways to reach their destinations when gas prices are high.

«After disasters hit, our federal, state and local partners must be able to move quickly and make the necessary repairs to our nation's transit systems, roads, rails and bridges,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The nation's freight transportation system moves goods on ships, rails and roads.

The investments made under the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act could put hundreds of thousands of people to work in Pennsylvania and around the country, renovating and rebuilding our roads, rails, and runways.

developing or revising emergency plans and training activities to account for bulk transportation of energy product by rail and over the road;

Since I - 64 runs through the city, Newport News is also where rail transportation, road transportation, and water transportation all meet.

Transportation to the area includes both road and rail service.

Government capital projects refer to creating public infrastructure such as public schools, roads, transportation infrastructure such as rail, bridges and ports, public buildings, etc..

Convenient forms of public transportation by rail, road and river boats, with scaled maps are included with directions on how to get there.

You can earn Membership Rewards points for eligible consumer purchases at American Express retail merchants as follows: 5 points for every $ 1 at or for (i) restaurant, quick service restaurant, coffee shop and drinking establishments in Canada, (ii) stand - alone grocery stores in Canada, (iii) delivery of food and groceries in Canada as a primary business; and 2 points for every $ 1 at or for (i) stand - alone automobile gasoline stations in Canada, (ii) travel services or travel bookings including air, water, rail and road transport, lodging and tour operator sales, (iii) local commuter transportation in Canada including subway, streetcar, taxi, limousine and ride sharing services.

New roads have preempted public transportation networks, including badly needed high speed intercity rail and local light rail.

Instead of building a fully funded and approved light rail transportation system with 25 stops that might have generated billions in Transit - oriented development, Mayor Tory rigorously pushed through a $ 3 billion dollar subway with exactly one stop (down from the 3 in illustration), because the previous crackhead mayor of Toronto believed that LRTs are trolleys running down the middle of the road and blocked cars, and you can't block cars in Toronto or take away their lanes.

Between the nodes we draw lines on the surface, which represent transportation — road, rail, airplane, electric wires, pipelines.

«In the transportation sector, electrification and expansion of both passenger and freight rail and conversion of on - road vehicles to electric drive, hybrids, and turbo diesels, coupled with the recently enacted CAFÉ standards, will allow total residual carbon emissions to drop well below 10 percent of today's levels.

Governor Cuomo announced today that the Executive Budget for 2016 - 2017 will include a project eyed by sustainable transportation advocates for some time: a third track for the Long Island Rail Road.

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