Ground Transportation

NYT: New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Working

Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time. Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime; Once I built a tower,...

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Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence

Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:45 AM PST Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. "Multiply him by 1,000, and you'll understand...

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Truckers might skirt I-19 construction

Representatives from Green Valley, Tubac and Nogales are scheduled to meet Tuesday with officials from Border Patrol to learn more details about planned construction work on Interstate 19 between Tubac and Amado.

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Network Rail boss takes humble approach to getting back on track

The new chairman of Network Rail has admitted that the company is widely perceived as "arrogant", needs fresh blood at board level and must address its controversial bonus scheme. Rick Haythornthwaite, the former Invensys boss...

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InterCity dreaming is more than just nostalgia

The east coast line's fortunes have been revived since it passed from National Express to state ownership, raising hopes of a return to network integration last seen in the days of British Rail Lord Adonis , the transport...

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Footpaths, not highways, the mark of a good city

Governments need to build large land banks around growing cities if they are serious about housing for all. Land around growing cities cannot completely be in private hands if prices are to come down, says Mr Enrique Penalosa,...

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Many concerns of MRTS commuters unaddressed

Need for common ticketing, adequate security to name a few CHENNAI: Two years ago the MRTS phase-II extension up to Velachery became operational. The link between Chennai Beach and Thirumailai was inaugurated over a decade ago....

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'Electorate in West Bengal wants change'

Partha Chatterjee, an influential Trinamool Congress leader, tells Rajat Roy that his party wants balanced growth in industry and agriculture. We have no doubt that we will be able to dislodge CPI(M) from power in the state in...

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Restoration of historic train station underway

A graphic illustration of what the new NB Liquor store will look like, incorporating the historic Fredericton train station. (Province of New Brunswick) Work has begun to restore Fredericton's historic railway station for its...

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200 more ‘King Longs’ to offer BEST ride

Mumbai, Nov. 21 Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) will be acquiring 200 air-conditioned buses from Chinese manufacturer King Long for Rs 110 crore, adding to its existing fleet of 143 ‘King Longs’ as they

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