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Archive for the ‘Rail’ Category

The Cracks in the Nation’s Foundation

Monday, December 10th, 2012

The New York Times Sunday EditorialDecember 9th, 2012 Across the coasts of New York and New Jersey, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage are spilling into waterways and the ocean. The immediate cause is equipment damage from Hurricane Sandy, but as Michael Schwirtz recently reported in The Times, aging plants […]

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Highway Grants: Roads to Prosperity?

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
Increasing government spending during periods of economic weakness to offset slower private-sector spending has long been an important policy tool. In particular, during the recent recession and slow recovery, federal officials put in place fiscal measures, including increased government spending, to boost economic growth and lower unemployment.

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River Edge, NJ: Post-Hurricane Sandy NJT Railroad at New Bridge Landing

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

– bebo2good1 on YouTube. New Jersey Transit RailroadMTA Metro-North Commuter Railroad’s West of Hudson ServicePascack Valley Line PVL | Spring Valley, NY to/from Hoboken, NJ -Electric-Motive Diesel (EMD) GP40PH-2 (#4147)-Alstom Comet V

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Long Beach, NY: Post Hurricane Sandy LIRR Restores Electric Train Service

Monday, November 26th, 2012

LIRR restores weekend electric train service on Long Beach branch Sunday, November 25; weekday electric – LIRR2010 on YouTube

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NTSB Most Wanted List

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Preserve the Integrity of Transportation Infrastructure What is the Issue?The transportation system is the backbone of America’s economy. Every day, people, goods, and services move across the country through our skies, and on our highways, pipelines, railways, and waterways. The system includes more than 3,300 airports, more than 3.9 million miles […]

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Plattsmouth, NE: BNSF Railroad Project

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

BNSF Railroad Project from Kurt D. Brown on Vimeo.

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Queens, NY: Rockaways Train Lift

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

–mtainfo on YouTube.

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Improving Statewide Freight Routing Capabilities for Sub-National Commodity Flows

Monday, November 19th, 2012

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Executive Summary Existing transportation network models assume that vehicles select the least costly path between origin and destination. This cost can entail time, distance, money, or a combination of these factors. This project used three approaches to investigate the reasonableness of this assumption and produced recommendations for revising the least […]

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President Obama on Infrastructure

Friday, November 9th, 2012

After meeting with U.S. Cabinet Secretaries, former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation and mayors and governors on infrastructure investment,  President Obama discusses why it will help our country and boost our economy. – infomisa on YouTube President Obama speaks with workers in a town hall meeting at Gamesa, the wind turbine manufacturer in Falls Township, Bucks […]

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Highways in the Coastal Environment: Second Edition

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Water level fluctuations include astronomical tides, storm surges, and long-term sea level rise or fall. Water level is important in coastal processes and engineering in part because it controls the location of wave influence on shorelines and structures. Geologically, sea level controls the overall location and shape of the continental shoreline. The definitions of tidal datums and surveying datums can be important for the design of engineering works near the coast.

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