Sentences with phrase «with rail freight»

These provide a much less rosy picture, with rail freight volumes down 11 % on a year ago and electricity production flat.

Not exact matches

Despite indicators showing that the economy can in no way be growing at an annual rate of 7 % (for example, in the first seven months of this year, power consumption grew barely 1 % while rail freight fell 10 %), Chinese officials continue to insist, with a straight face, that growth is meeting the 7 % target.

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

CBH insisted over and again to the competition regulator, to its owners and customers and to the media that Brookfield would likely abuse the market power delivered it by the alliance of the rail tracks it already owned in WA and the giant freight train company that would arrive with a successful run at Asciano.

Government must pay greater attention to the needs of rail freight when considering major infrastructure investments such as with the Northern Powerhouse, a conference heard yesterday.

The senator said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has kept his commitments to New York by agreeing to designate a top staffer to work out an agreement with the state and CSX over the use of its freight rail right - of - way.

The administration's rail report does not spell out exactly how many of these high - speed corridors will be include new tracks exclusively for use by faster trains, as opposed to tracks shared with freight and slower passenger services.

We congratulate Ann Begeman on being confirmed to the Surface Transportation Board and look forward to working with her to eliminate regulatory barriers to competitive freight rail service and streamline the Board's overly bureaucratic procedures.

She's our go - to person for negotiating agreements with the states and freight railroads — and getting our high - speed rail network up and running.

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 plWith 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 plwith freight railroads now have a signed agreement in place.

The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, nonmotorized users, environmental protection, airport operations, high - speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the area.

contain a specific national intercity passenger rail development plan and a freight rail plan that are consistent with other Federal strategy, planning, and investment efforts.

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.

Through effective trading corridors such as this one we are able to provide customers with the economic and environmental solutions that enable their use of rail freight to increase.»

Squat Theatre, with the High Line only an abandoned freight rail and the first Chelsea art walk more than twenty years away, was merely a bit player.

«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.

Requires the EPA Administrator to establish a SmartWay Transport Freight Partnership program with shippers and carriers of goods to promote energy - efficient, low - GHG transportation, including requiring the EPA Administrator to certify the energy and GHG gas performance of participating freight carriers, including rail, trucking, marine, and other goods movement operFreight Partnership program with shippers and carriers of goods to promote energy - efficient, low - GHG transportation, including requiring the EPA Administrator to certify the energy and GHG gas performance of participating freight carriers, including rail, trucking, marine, and other goods movement operfreight carriers, including rail, trucking, marine, and other goods movement operations.

The key now is to shift more road freight to electrified rail, increase the use of light rail and metro subways within cities, and accelerate the replacement of conventional cars with plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles — and to run them all largely on electricity generated from renewable sources.

When it comes to stopping and reversing the trend of rising energy use in the transportation sector, TEF project researchers see changes to the built environment, strategies to decrease personal travel, improvements in energy efficiency, and replacing truck freight with more energy - efficient rail and marine modes as holding the greatest potential.

Of course, as Lloyd has argued before, electrified trucking still retains many of the problems of diesel - powered trucking, so any such efforts should be combined with significant investments in freight rail too.

Likewise, you will find that «transportation activities accounted for 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2012» with the largest sources being «passenger cars (43.2 percent), light duty trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans (18.1 percent), freight trucks (22.2 percent), rail (2.6 percent), and commercial aircraft (6.3 percent)».

Canada's CBC interviewed Emile Therien, former president of Canada Safety Council about rail safety and risks involved with freight trains traveling through city centers:

The team manages DB Cargo's rail freight property portfolio, comprising over 100 UK - based properties, recently advised London House Exchange Limited t / a Property Partner on various acquisitions of residential and mixed - use investment properties, and assisted GPI with multiple site assemblies and primary care centre development schemes.

Dr Gommlich has also recently assisted with the scheme involving the major European railways closing ranks and improving cooperation between rail freight operators in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.

I am confident that my ability to manage all daily rail and shipping freight operations, with strong communication and organizational skills will produce best results for your establishment.

Performed conductor duties at Bellevue terminal, home terminal, the second largest rail yard in the United States, coordinating with the railroad, shipping companies, and engineers on the loading and unloading of freight and support for the operation of the train from one stop to the next.

Developed equipment Interchange / Work Orders using SCSPA Orion System, and provided strategic coordination of traffic with local rail ramps for incoming freight shipments.

The Windy City remains an important part of U.S. trade with 50 % of rail freight passing through the city.1.