Topic – Freight Rail

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  TPC sets all new TIP funds for roads

  Keeps 12.8 million "alternate"

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Mar 28, 11.

  The H-GAC Transportation Policy Council decided on a compromise - Option 3 - meaning $12.8 mil was not taken from bike, ped, transit, and livability projects.

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  Swiss bore hole for world’s longest tunnel

  Gotthard Base Tunnel

  Jon Boyd, Oct 18, 10.

  The hole is complete for the thirty-five mile Gotthard Base Tunnel, which will facilitate more efficient freight and passenger transportation across the Alps.

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  State Rail Plan

  Public outreach meeting

  Jon Boyd, Jul 30, 10.

  TxDOT will hold a State Rail Plan public outreach meeting in Houston on August 2nd.

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  AASHTO publishes freight report

  Emphasizes needs for trucks

  Jon Boyd, Jul 09, 10.

  AASHTO publishes freight report; Emphasizes needs for trucks

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  Washington Ave. rail “quiet zone” is in effect

  Residents sleeping better

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Jun 14, 10.

  The Washington Avenue corridor's "quiet zone" is in effect, allowing freight rail trains to not use loud horns in neighborhoods, following safety improvements.

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  Local officials discuss regional rail priorities

  Region must cooperate

  Steve Hawley, Jan 13, 10.

  Local and federal officials met at the Port of Houston and agreed that the region must cooperate to develop an intermodal transportation network.

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  Port of Beaumont breaks ground on rail improvements

  Project to remove bottleneck

  Steve Hawley, Jan 08, 10.

  The rail improvements will remove a bottleneck, increasing train speeds and decreasing automobile congestion downtown near the tracks.

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  Christof Spieler

  Next mayor & transportation

  Citizens' Transportation Coalition, Sep 10, 09.

  10 transportation opportunities for the next mayor

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  State money will ease Chicago rail congestion

  Money will aid passenger rail

  Steve Hawley, Jul 20, 09.

  The money will alleviate the nation's worst railroad bottleneck and in doing so might attract stimulus funds for passenger and high-speed rail.

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  KTRH interviews David Crossley on high-speed rail

  The "Texas T-Bone"

  Wendy Natt, Jan 30, 09.

  David Crossley of Houston Tomorrow was recently interviewed by KTRH radio about the idea of a high-speed rail system for…

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