SF Millennium Tower Tilts Quarter Inch in Four Days (video)
NBC Bay Area Newly released monitoring data shows that San Francisco’s Millennium Tower tilted a quarter inch during the four days it took to install the first test pile to bedrock last month. Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbecken reports. Catch up on all the day’s news: http://www.nbcbayarea.com https://tnc.network/science/
U.S. EPA administrator, UAW president test-drive fully electric Volvo and Mack trucks on Volvo Group campus
Volvo Group North America (VGNA) today hosted Michael Regan, administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ray Curry, president of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to discussing the Volvo Group’s commitment to environmental sustainability in both current and future products, the visit allowed the guests […]
AMTRAK FISCAL YEAR 2021: AMIDST CONTINUING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, GREW RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE AND INTRODUCED NEW PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE FUTURE
Continued prioritizing infrastructure, safety, and customer experience while recovering service levels and ridership WASHINGTON – Amtrak successfully advanced its COVID-19 recovery efforts throughout its 50th Anniversary fiscal year, through continued safety measures for customers and employees, increased train service levels in line with growing demand and continued building a strong foundation for modernization and growth. With announcements […]
BRIGHTLINE WEST ON TRACK TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LAS VEGAS –Brightline, the only private provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity passenger rail in America, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The MOU sets the framework regarding the use of 48 miles within Interstate […]
Overnight rail single-tracking in downtown Phoenix
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is our South Central Extension/Downtown Hub project. Pardon our progress as we continue to build and expand our light rail system. Starting Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 through April 15, 2022, there will be single tracking in the downtown Phoenix area due to construction. Single tracking will take […]
Sweden and Germany are leading the development for electric roads
Germany and Sweden are world leaders when it comes to real-world studies on electric roads. On Gotland, the world’s first wireless e-road has been finished. Electric roads are one of the studied technologies in the race to decarbonise heavy traffic and within a few years the first commercial electric road could be a reality. […]
AMTRAK’S NEW GRAPHIC PHOTO WALLS ENCOURAGE TRAVELERS TO “GET SOCIAL”
Mobile murals to be featured at Amtrak stations across the U.S. in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Railroad WASHINGTON – As part of Amtrak’s year-long 50th Anniversary celebration, a series of colorful graphic photo canvasses will soon be appearing in stations around the country. Amtrak customers are encouraged to post photos on social media of themselves in […]
Preparations Begin for Hyperloop Competition in Las Vegas, Sunday, September 12
Logistics service provider was responsible for the safe and timely transport of a high- tech drilling robot from Switzerland to Las Vegas Las Vegas, September 9, 2021 – The “Swissloop Tunneling” research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has started unpacking and assembling its high-tech drilling robot in Las Vegas […]
RideCo Celebrates L.A. Metro’s Launch of a Metro Micro Zone in Northwest San Fernando Valley
RideCo’s on-demand transit service now serves seven service zones in L.A. County LOS ANGELES – RideCo Inc., an industry leader in on-demand transit technology and solutions, celebrates the upcoming launch of another microtransit zone in the Northwest San Fernando Valley. The launch of this zone brings the total to seven service zones under Los Angeles […]
Valley Metro’s Labor Day transit service
Phoenix, AZ — In observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6, buses and light rail will be operating on a Sunday schedule. There will be no Express or RAPID bus service. Customer Service will be closed. Riders can use our new Valley Metro app for trip planning and tracking vehicles in real time. Our trip planner and schedules are also […]