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High-Speed Rail Receiving Revived Attention
Imagine the U.S. crisscrossed with rapid, efficient, and accessible high-speed passenger trains. That is the ambition of the nation’s youngest Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. […]
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Do Longer Trains Pose Problems or Solutions?
The rail system has been used to transport freight since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became the first to commercially transport passengers and freight in […]
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Achieving Effective Rail Safety Starts With Technology
Railroads have served the needs of people and commerce in the United States for nearly 200 years. Since 1827, when the first steam-powered locomotive debuted, […]
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How Do Pipelines Relate to Railways and Roads?
The relationship between pipelines and land is a central point of discussion whenever pipelines are in the headlines. Those who oppose pipelines may argue that […]
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How Drones May Solve Climate Change
With a problem as large in scope as global climate change, the solution may need to be pretty big. But how about something the size […]
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Aii Asks: Do you think America should Rebuild Better starting now?
Infrastructure Week, hosted by United For Infrastructure and partnered with many organizations including Aii, has come to a close. The virtual conference included panels, papers, [...]
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State-Owned Security Concerns for Transit Rail
China has not been shy about its expansion into global markets. Through the Made in China 2025 and Belt and Road Initiative, the communist nation [...]
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Passenger-Free High Speed Rail
In November 2018, Italy inaugurated the world’s first high-speed rail service dedicated to … carrying no passengers. Rather than cart people from one place to […]
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Congress Moves forward with NDAA, blocking Chinese metro and bus activity
Congress has moved forward with reauthorization of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the House voting to include language known as the Transit Infrastructure […]
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Congress Considering Action To Protect Public Transit From Chinese Interference
As China celebrates 70 years of communist rule, the U.S. Congress is mulling over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to reauthorize funding and programs […]
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Revisiting Rail Safety Technologies
Last August, we released a rail safety report, “Back on Track: Bringing Rail Safety into the 21st Century,” which focused on technologies and best practices […]
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Transporting Crude Oil By Water Highlighted at Recent Conference
INFONEX’s Crude-by-water and Crude export conference took place this week in Houston, Texas, on November 17-18th. The event hosted many influential experts in the oil […]
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“…you can mitigate a problem, but if you prevent it in the first place, you don’t have to mitigate. And so it’s a matter of looking […]
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Diverting Derailments: Working Together for Rail Safety
The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure is hosting a rail safety event this Thursday at the George Town Club in Washington, D.C. The [...]
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