Pete Lotts
Resolution 17-09-16, Pershing County, Nevada
Resolution 17–09-16 Clarifying the Economic Benefits of Improved Rail Service to the State of Nevada by means of a Land Ferry System. Approved by the Pershing County, Nevada Board of Commissioners on September 6,… Continue reading
Resolution 17-465, Storey County, Nevada
Resolution 17-465 Clarifying the Economic Benefits of Improved Rail Service to Storey County and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center by means of a Land Ferry System. Approved by the Storey County, Nevada Board of Commissioners… Continue reading
New Handout on Advantages of Steel Interstate, including I-80 Corridor
The handout discusses the advantages of the Steel Interstate concept. In many locations, it makes sense for the Steel Interstate to provide adequate capacity for Land Ferry transport… Continue reading
Higher-Speed Rail: Searching for Shared-Used Consensus
Nevada Land Ferry based on Steel Interstate Concept
Rail Solution recently assisted the Nevada Department of Transportation with their land ferry concept for transportation of trucks across the high dessert. Director of Development Robinson Foster together with Dave… Continue reading
RAIL Solution will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, November 9, 2015
RAIL Solution will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, November 9, 2015 at Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia at 9:30 am in a room to be designated. All… Continue reading
Inland ports needed to increase the use of rail in the Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor Valley Route in TN and VA
Nationally, more inland ports (terminals) are needed to extend the use of rail, reduce the number of trucks on… Continue reading
David Foster: Virginia transportation planning is biased toward highways
In an opinion piece in the Roanoke Times, David Foster, Executive Director of Rail Solution makes a good case that the current Virginia transportation plan is not balanced in its… Continue reading
Railroads need to expand capacity through higher capital spending, not buy back their own stock
For railroads, the past year was one of the most profitable ever. Yet, this was done with rail traffic volume that was less than… Continue reading
Public campaign for New River Valley passenger train service announced
A new public campaign to expand passenger train service to the New River Valley is underway.
Diverse public and private groups from the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area formed a task force… Continue reading