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Reporting Marks
Lettres d'appellation / Reporting Marks AA Ann Arbor Railroad AALX Advanced Aromatics LP AAMX ACFA Arrendadora de Carros de Ferrocarril S.A. AAPV American Association of Private RR Car Owners Inc. AAR Association of American Railroads AATX Ampacet Corporation AB Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway Company ABB Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad Company ABBX Abbott Labs ABIX Anheuser-Busch Incorporated ABL Alameda Belt Line ABOX TTX Company ABRX AB Rail Investments Incorporated ABWX Asea Brown Boveri Incorporated AC Algoma Central Railway Incorporated ACAX Honeywell International Incorporated ACBL American Commercial Barge Lines ACCX Consolidation Coal Company ACDX Honeywell International Incorporated ACEX Ace Cogeneration Company ACFX General Electric Rail Services Corporation ACGX Suburban Propane LP ACHX American Cyanamid Company ACIS Algoma Central Railway Incorporated ACIX Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ACJR Ashtabula Carson Jefferson Railroad Company ACJU American Coastal Lines Joint Venture Incorporated ACL CSX Transportation Incorporated ACLU Atlantic Container Line Limited ACLX American Car Line Company ACMX Voith Hydro Incorporated ACNU AKZO Chemie B V ACOU Associated Octel Company Limited ACPX Amoco Oil Company ACPZ American Concrete Products Company ACRX American Chrome and Chemicals Incorporated ACSU Atlantic Cargo Services AB ACSX Honeywell International Incorporated ACSZ American Carrier Equipment ACTU Associated Container Transport (Australia) Limited ACTX Honeywell International Incorporated ACUU Acugreen Limited ACWR -
Vermont Rail Feasibility Study
Vermont Rail Feasibility study Vermont Agency of Transportation Final Report March 1993 Submitted by LS Transit Systems, Inc. In association with R.L. Banks & Associates, Inc. Resource Systems Group, Inc. CGA Consulting Services VERMONT RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY FINAL REPORT Table of Contents Section Paae No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background Rail Services Considered Passenger Rail Feasibility Capital, Operating and Maintenance Costs Environmental lmpacts Evaluation of Options Shelburne Road Demonstration Project Synthesized Service Alternative Conclusions and Recommendations 1. INTRODUCTION Background Passenger Rail Service Freight Rail Service Policy Issues 2. PASSENGER RAIL FEASIBILITY Introduction Physical Inventory lntroduction Methodology Central Vermont Railway Washington County Railroad Vermont Railway Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad Green Mountain Railroad Operational Service Plans Commuter Service Shelbume Road Demonstration Service Amtrak Service Options Tourist Train Service Options Service Linkages Ridership/Patronage/Revenues Forecasting Rail Ridership Estimating Demand for Commuter-Type Service Estimating Demand for Inter-CiService Estimating Demand for Tourist Service Fares and Revenue Projections Ancillary Issues Economic and Environmental Impacts Short and Long-Term Facility and Rolling Stock Needs Train Control, Signaling and Communications Grade Crossings Safety Cost Estimates Capital Costs - Trackwork VERMONT RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY FINAL REPORT Table of Contents (continued) Section Paae No. Capital Costs - Train Control, Signaling and Communications .Capital Costs - Commuter Stations Capital Costs - Rolling Stock Operating and Maintenance Costs Funding Issues Shelbume Road Demonstration Project Investment in Upgrading the Core Railroad Network Action Plan Shelbume Road Demonstration Project Tourist Train Implementation Preliminary Market Plan Evaluation of Options Amtrak Connections Commuter Service Shelburne Road Demonstration Project Synthesized Service Alternative Synthesized Service Plan 3. FUTURE UTILIZATION OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE lntroduction . -
Records Relating to Railroads in the Cartographic Section of the National Archives
REFERENCE INFORMATION PAPER 116 Records Relating to Railroads in the Cartographic Section of the national archives 1 Records Relating to Railroads in the Cartographic Section of the National Archives REFERENCE INFORMATION PAPER 116 National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC Compiled by Peter F. Brauer 2010 United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Records relating to railroads in the cartographic section of the National Archives / compiled by Peter F. Brauer.— Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 2010. p. ; cm.— (Reference information paper ; no 116) includes index. 1. United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Cartographic and Architectural Branch — Catalogs. 2. Railroads — United States — Armed Forces — History —Sources. 3. United States — Maps — Bibliography — Catalogs. I. Brauer, Peter F. II. Title. Cover: A section of a topographic quadrangle map produced by the U.S. Geological Survey showing the Union Pacific Railroad’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, 1983. The Bailey Yard is the largest railroad classification yard in the world. Maps like this one are useful in identifying the locations and names of railroads throughout the United States from the late 19th into the 21st century. (Topographic Quadrangle Maps—1:24,000, NE-North Platte West, 1983, Record Group 57) table of contents Preface vii PART I INTRODUCTION ix Origins of Railroad Records ix Selection Criteria xii Using This Guide xiii Researching the Records xiii Guides to Records xiv Related -
Regional Rail Service the Vermont Way
DRAFT Regional Rail Service The Vermont Way Authored by Christopher Parker and Carl Fowler November 30, 2017 Contents Contents 2 Executive Summary 4 The Budd Car RDC Advantage 5 Project System Description 6 Routes 6 Schedule 7 Major Employers and Markets 8 Commuter vs. Intercity Designation 10 Project Developer 10 Stakeholders 10 Transportation organizations 10 Town and City Governments 11 Colleges and Universities 11 Resorts 11 Host Railroads 11 Vermont Rail Systems 11 New England Central Railroad 12 Amtrak 12 Possible contract operators 12 Dispatching 13 Liability Insurance 13 Tracks and Right-of-Way 15 Upgraded Track 15 Safety: Grade Crossing Upgrades 15 Proposed Standard 16 Upgrades by segment 16 Cost of Upgrades 17 Safety 19 Platforms and Stations 20 Proposed Stations 20 Existing Stations 22 Construction Methods of New Stations 22 Current and Historical Precedents 25 Rail in Vermont 25 Regional Rail Service in the United States 27 New Mexico 27 Maine 27 Oregon 28 Arizona and Rural New York 28 Rural Massachusetts 28 Executive Summary For more than twenty years various studies have responded to a yearning in Vermont for a regional passenger rail service which would connect Vermont towns and cities. This White Paper, commissioned by Champ P3, LLC reviews the opportunities for and obstacles to delivering rail service at a rural scale appropriate for a rural state. Champ P3 is a mission driven public-private partnership modeled on the Eagle P3 which built Denver’s new commuter rail network. Vermont’s two railroads, Vermont Rail System and Genesee & Wyoming, have experience hosting and operating commuter rail service utilizing Budd cars. -
Long Island Rail Road Committee Monday, May 20, 2019
Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting June 2019 Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 2 Broadway, 20th floor Board Room New York, NY Monday, 6/24/2019 8:30 - 10:00 AM ET 1. Public Comments Period 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 20, 2019 MNR Minutes MNR Minutes - Page 5 LIRR Minutes LIRR Minutes - Page 13 3. 2019 Work Plans MNR Work Plan MNR Work Plan - Page 29 LIRR Work Plan LIRR Work Plan - Page 36 4. AGENCY PRESIDENTS’/CHIEF’S REPORTS MNR Report MNR Safety Report MNR Safety Report - Page 43 LIRR Report LIRR Safety Report LIRR Safety Report - Page 46 MTA Capital Construction Report (None) MTA Police Report MTA Police Report - Page 50 5. AGENCY ACTION ITEM MNR Action Item Westchester County DPW&T Fare Increase Westchester County DPW&T Fare Increase - Page 59 6. AGENCY INFORMATION ITEMS Joint Information Items LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update - Page 61 MNR Information Items Diversity/EEO Report – 1st Quarter 2019 Diversity/EEO Report - 1st Quarter 2019 - Page 85 June-July Schedule Change June-July Schedule Change - Page 101 Lease Agreement with Winfield Street Rye LLC for a Café and Cocktail Bar at the Rye Station Building Lease Agreement with Winfield Street Rye LLC for a Café and Cocktail Bar at the Rye Station Building - Page 105 Discussion on Future Capital Investments LIRR Information Items Diversity/EEO Report – 1st Quarter 2019 Diversity/EEO Report - 1st Quarter 2019 - Page 107 July Timetable & Trackwork Programs July Timetable and Trackwork Programs - Page 124 Lease Agreement for Riverhead Station Lease Agreement for Riverhead Station - Page 129 7. -
CP's North American Rail
2020_CP_NetworkMap_Large_Front_1.6_Final_LowRes.pdf 1 6/5/2020 8:24:47 AM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lake CP Railway Mileage Between Cities Rail Industry Index Legend Athabasca AGR Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway ETR Essex Terminal Railway MNRR Minnesota Commercial Railway TCWR Twin Cities & Western Railroad CP Average scale y y y a AMTK Amtrak EXO EXO MRL Montana Rail Link Inc TPLC Toronto Port Lands Company t t y i i er e C on C r v APD Albany Port Railroad FEC Florida East Coast Railway NBR Northern & Bergen Railroad TPW Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway t oon y o ork éal t y t r 0 100 200 300 km r er Y a n t APM Montreal Port Authority FLR Fife Lake Railway NBSR New Brunswick Southern Railway TRR Torch River Rail CP trackage, haulage and commercial rights oit ago r k tland c ding on xico w r r r uébec innipeg Fort Nelson é APNC Appanoose County Community Railroad FMR Forty Mile Railroad NCR Nipissing Central Railway UP Union Pacic e ansas hi alga ancou egina as o dmon hunder B o o Q Det E F K M Minneapolis Mon Mont N Alba Buffalo C C P R Saint John S T T V W APR Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions GEXR Goderich-Exeter Railway NECR New England Central Railroad VAEX Vale Railway CP principal shortline connections Albany 689 2622 1092 792 2636 2702 1574 3518 1517 2965 234 147 3528 412 2150 691 2272 1373 552 3253 1792 BCR The British Columbia Railway Company GFR Grand Forks Railway NJT New Jersey Transit Rail Operations VIA Via Rail A BCRY Barrie-Collingwood Railway GJR Guelph Junction Railway NLR Northern Light Rail VTR -
Pdf 2013 A-GFTC Long Range Plan 2035
ADIRONDACK/ GLENS FALLS TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL Long Range Plan Update: 2035 November 12, 2013 Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council 11 South St., Suite 203, Glens Falls, NY 12801 P: 518‐223‐0086 F: 518‐223‐0584 Web: www.agftc.org Email: [email protected] Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Public Outreach and Input ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Planning Principles for A/GFTC ................................................................................................................................ 15 Demographic Trends ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Highways and Bridges .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Public Transportation .............................................................................................................................................. 34 Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 41 Freight ..................................................................................................................................................................... -
Seneca Lake Guardian
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE April 2, 2018 at 1:30 pm Location: Legislative Chambers Committee members: Tim Dennis Chair, Jim Multer, Vice Chair, Carlie Chilson, Tim Cutler, Earle Gleason, Bonnie Percy Tim and Tim Cutler will sign the audit this month Approve minutes of the March meeting Public Comment o Joseph Campbell, President Seneca Lake Guardian Legislative Operations Tim Dennis – Resolution Opposing Waste-To-Energy Plant Proposed Fro Former Seneca Lake Army Depot Site. Elections – Robert Brechko/Amy Daines State Legislative update March Accomplishments April Objectives Soil & Water –Colby Petersen Program updates Cornell Cooperative Extension – Arlene Wilson Program updates IT – Tim Groth Help Desk calls Program updates County Clerk – Lois Hall Statistical summary DMV updates Clerk updates Clerk of the Legislature – Connie Hayes Nothing to report this month Personnel – Kerry Brennan Various Department updates Policy Discussions Continuing Education Resolution – Amending Resolution No. 129-18 Adopt 2018 Non-Union Salary Schedule County Administrator – Robert Lawton Recruit new Historian Various other activity updates EXECUTIVE SESSION – If needed SENECA LAKE GUARDIAN senecalakeguardian.org PO Box 333 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 [email protected] Know the Facts about the Trash Incinerator Plant Proposed for the Seneca Army Depot in Romulus NY. Sponsor: Circular enerG, Rochester company with no experience handling garbage or energy production, has proposed building a giant waste incinerator. Circular enerG was incorporated in January of 2017 and the names of the investors and officers are a secret. Property owner: The land is owned by Seneca Depot LLC, a subsidiary of Flaum Management. Seneca Depot LLC is promoting the project. Seneca Depot LLC shares a Rochester address with Circular enerG, Rochester developer David M. -
INSIDE Strive to Provide an “Authentic” Experience While the Recognition Is Great, It Is for Our Visitors
NEXT MEETING: July 18 Join us at Industry Depot for a NEWSLETTER OF THE ROCHESTER & GENESEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM ride on your museum railroad JULY 2013 VOL. 56 No. 11 Volunteer Depot Guide Jim Moore holds the door open for visitors touring Industry Depot and our museum displays. We strive to provide an authentic experience for our visitors, what else can we do to make someone’s visit special? PHOTO BY OTTO M. VONDRAK Keeping it Real “What is real?” That is a question that has right. More people are coming through the plagued philosophers for many years. door, and we would like to keep that trend As far as relating to our museum, we going as long as we can. INSIDE strive to provide an “authentic” experience While the recognition is great, it is for our visitors. That means train crews in important that we remain focused on our acceptable “period” uniforms for freight goals. We published a list of priority proj - Train Bulletin . 2 service employees. It means keeping our ects earlier this year that your board of facilities neat and clean and making a good trustees will be reviewing. Look for an first impression. Several visitors have update in these pages on how we’re doing. Museum News . 3 commented favorably about the recent Do you see areas we can improve? Is changes we have made, from less clutter in there something missing from our muse - Picnic Aug. 17 . 5 the depot, to expanded displays elsewhere. um? What can we do to keep people People are noticing our extra efforts. -
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track Prepared for the Long Island Index by HR&A Advisors, Inc. and Parsons Brinckerhoff April 10, 2014 Transportation Investment and the Future of Long Island 3 The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Third Track on Long Island 20 Transportation Investment and the Future of Long Island HR&A Advisors, Inc. The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of LIRR Third Track | 3 The Long Island Index commissioned HR&A Advisors, Inc. and Parsons Brinkerhoff to study the economic and fiscal impacts of the Third Track project. HR&A Advisors, Inc. (“HR&A”) is a leading economic development consulting firm that specializes in conducting economic and fiscal impact studies on behalf of clients in the public and private sectors. HR&A has measured the economic and fiscal impacts of a diverse array of projects, places, and policies, including Access to the Region’s Core (ARC), the extension of LIRR to Lower Manhattan, The High Line, Times Square, and the New York State Film Production Credit. Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc. (“PB”) is a global planning and engineering firm with a leading practice in transportation forecasting, nationally and in the New York metropolitan region. PB developed the original 28-county regional Best Practices Model for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, and has performed all updates of the model, and has applied it for numerous travel forecasting studies in the region, including those for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. HR&A Advisors, Inc. -
NYSDOT "Rail Program-Report 1985"
~.. ~~\ . , t····_, & NEW YORK STATE RAIL PROGRAM REPORT ·1985 . Prepared by the Rail Division November 1985 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARIO M. CUOMO, Governor FRANKLIN E. WHITE, Commissioner NEW YORK STATE RAIL PROGRAM REPORT 1985 Prepared in compliance with the rules and regulations for the: State Rail Pian, per Section 5 (j) of the Department of Transportation Act; and Annual Report to the State legislature, per Chapter 257, Section 8, of the Laws of 1975 and Chapter 369, Section 2 of the laws of 1979. TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGE INTRODUCTION iv CHAPTER 1: NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL PROGRAM 1 A. PROGRAM ELEMENTS 1 B. ACHIEVEMENTS 3 CHAPTER 2: NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL POLICY 6 A. AUTHORITY 6 B. POLICY 6 C. PLANNING PROCESS 9 CHAPTER 3: NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL SYSTEM 12 A. NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL FREIGHT SYSTEM 12 B. INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE 13 CHAPTER 4: RAIL ISSUES 18 CHAPTER 5: PROGRAM OF PROJECTS 29 A. PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS 29 B. CURRENT PROGRAM OF RAIL PROJECTS 30 C. PROJECTS UNDER REVIEW FOR FUTURE FUNDING 33 MAP 1 - NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL/HIGm~AY SYSTEM M.l MAP 2 - NEW YORK STATE'S RAIL SYSTEM M.2 APPENDIX I - PROJECTS COMPLETED UNDER NEW YORK STATE'S Al.1 RAIL PROGRAM A. 1974 BOND ISSUE Al.1 B. 1979 BOND ISSUE A1.3 C. FEDERAL LOCAL RAIL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A1.4 D. STATE RAILASSISTANCE PROGRAM Al.5 E. RAILROAD BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Al.6 APPENDIX II - RAIL ABANDONMENTS A2.1 A. RAIL LINES ABANDONED DURING 1983-84 WITH NO A2.1 CONTINUATION OF SERVICE B. -
NEARS SPRING 2014 April 29Th – May 1St, 2014 Providence, RI Providence Marriott Downtown
NEARS SPRING 2014 April 29th – May 1st, 2014 Providence, RI Providence Marriott Downtown NEARS FALL 2014 September 30th – October 2nd, 2014 State College, PA Nittany Lion Inn Penn State University NEARS SPRING 2015 April 22nd-24th, 2015 Newport, RI (Back by Popular Demand!) Marriott Newport Please mark these dates in your calendar today! Thank you! TABLE OF CONTENTS 1……..WHAT IS NEARS? 2……..ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY 3……..AGENDA 5…..…SPONSORS LIST 10……..WEDNESDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT 11……..MEAL PLAN COSTS 12……..50-50 RAFFLE AND DOOR PRIZE INFO 14……..SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES 20……..NEARS OFFICERS BIOGRAPHIES 21……..NEARS BOARD OF DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES 25……..KENNETH L. ENZOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 28……..UPCOMING RAIL SHIPPERS ASSOC. DATES 29……..STAY IN TOUCH WITH NEARS 30……..NEARS PRESIDENTS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 31……..NEARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTING 32……..NEARS REGISTRATION LIST WHAT IS NEARS? We are a professional organization dedicated to improving communication between railroads, suppliers, and shippers. Our twice-yearly conferences are well attended by logistics professionals, shippers, railroads, receivers, and others in the rail transportation field. The NEARS predecessor organizations include the Atlantic States Shippers Advisory Board, the New England Shippers Advisory Board, and the Allegheny Regional Shippers Advisory Board. The NEARS territory is composed of CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC, the Canadian provinces of ON and PQ and the Maritime provinces. However, NEARS welcomes and encourages attendees from everywhere! NEARS is one of five regional associations under the North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS). The other four regional associations are the Pacific Northwest, the Southeast, the Midwest, and Southwest.