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The Rail Transportation Division of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is convening its annual Joint Rail Conference April 1-4, 2014, at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO.
The theme this year will be “Railroad Engineering Technology… Continue reading
Amtrak is offering a free residency program for writers.
The #AmtrakResidency program is designed to allow creative professionals who are passionate about train travel and writing to work on their craft in an inspiring environment. Round-trip train travel will… Continue reading
A March 3 article By Brian Palmer in the Washington Post points out that “Trains are far more energy-efficient than trucks — and they always will be.”
He also notes that “… freight trains have doubled fuel efficiency over… Continue reading
Feb. 7. 2014 |
U.S Vice President Joe Biden visited 30th Street Station in Philadelphia Thursday to unveil Amtrak’s new Cities Sprinter electric engine, which will power trains along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington beginning Friday.
The… Continue reading
January 2014 |
With new Governor Terry McAuliffe, several changes have been made in the Virginia transportation agencies’ leadership.
The new Secretary of Transportation is Aubrey Layne.
John Malbon was appointed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board and Charles… Continue reading
January 9, 2014 |
Well – it’s official. At least the paperwork.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern for making infrastructure improvements necessary to extend Amtrak passenger rail service from Lynchburg to Roanoke. So far, so… Continue reading
A November 24, 2013 column in the Roanoke (Virginia) Times points out statistics that RAIL Solution has pointed out before. The I-81 numbers for predicted increase in traffic that VDOT has been using in their “Six-Year Improvement Program” to… Continue reading
November 16, 2013 |
RAIL Solution announces record gift at annual meeting
The late Professor Richard Rusk of Blacksburg, VA, a life-long champion of energy efficiency and other environmental causes, has named RAIL Solution in his will as a… Continue reading
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Great meeting, and Great Press!
Click on the picture to see
the story on WSLS Channel 10 in Roanoke.
2013 RAIL Solution Annual Meeting
in Roanoke, Virginia
“By creating a rail system similar to the interstate,… Continue reading