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Take A Tour Around The Vintage Nostalgia Train as those are car type R-1 and R-9.Those cars are from 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and the 80’s.
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MTA Special: Tour Around the Holiday Vintage Nostalgia Train, NYC
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Collins-McCaskill Bipartisan Jobs Bill Summary
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Summary of Plan to Rebuild Nation’s Infrastructure Transportation Funds Funding to Support Transportation Infrastructure. The Collins-McCaskill Bipartisan Jobs Bill would authorize a one-time $10 billion appropriation to capitalize an existing DOT program that help states provide loans, loan guarantees, and other for ms of non-grant assistance which leverage private dollars. States would be required to […]
View this complete post...Invest in America Jobs Act of 2011
Friday, December 9th, 2011
THE WHITE HOUSE To ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other purposes. SEC. 101. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY BUY AMERICA PROVISIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to […]
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Interstate-90 Bike Tunnel
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Tunnel at the very edge of the city of Seattle that connects to a bunch of trails on both sides, including the path along the side of the I-90 floating bridge to Mercer Island. – alexwarrior1 on Youtube
View this complete post...Innovative Rural Transit Services
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Rural public transit systems and rural intercity bus service face a wide variety of challenges on a daily basis. Complicating this is the unique nature of rural transit—each system has its own dynamics related to geography, quality of service, political issues, service design, cost, and a host of other factors. The unique nature of most rural transit systems requires management to adapt to their specific needs, making innovation important to rural transit.
The Dialysis Report: Transportation Demand Outstrips Supply
Monday, December 5th, 2011
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Everyday, thousands of Americans who need regular kidney dialysis board a community or public transit vehicle to access this life-sustaining care. The trips these patients take are time-consuming — they often last more than four hours in duration — and essential, as they absolutely must be made, regardless of the weather or any other circumstances. Dialysis trips also are changing the nature of public transit in many communities.
New York City: Essex St. Trolley Terminal
Monday, December 5th, 2011Thousands of subway riders see it every day, but few people know about the old Essex Street Trolley Terminal that’s part of the Delancey St-Essex St subway station. Find out about this unknown treasure of the subway from Peter Hine of MTA Real Estate. mtainfo on Youtube.
View this complete post...NYC DOT Gets Creative to Promote Road Safety
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The New York City Department of Transportation’s campaign, “Curbside Haiku,” combines safety education and public art. 12 ‘signs,’ featuring haiku and artwork by John Morse, are posted in strategic points throughout the 5 boroughs.
View this complete post...Washington State Transportation Commission’s 2011 Statewide Transportation Survey
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Key Findings
1. Most residents do not see the transportation system’s needs or funding situation as immediately critical, however they still feel it is urgent to maintain an effective transportation system now and in the future.
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
This is the ninth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, know as The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is a major dual-span bridge and was the world’s longest continuous over-water, steel bridge at the time of its opening in 1952. When: Construction […]
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