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The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDL) is the institution mandated by the 1992 constitution of Ghana to act as the regulatory authority for all activities related to railways in Ghana. [ 1 ] It is a statutory body established by the Railways Act, 2008 (Act 779) to ensure the development and modernization of the railway systems, both ...
The American High-Speed Rail Act is a proposed bill in the United States Congress. The bill would invest $205 billion into high-speed rail over five years. [1] [2] [3] The bill was reintroduced by congressman Seth Moulton. [4]
The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, often called the "4R Act," is a United States federal law that established the basic outlines of regulatory reform in the railroad industry and provided transitional operating funds following the 1970 bankruptcy of Penn Central Transportation Company. [1]
Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854; Railway Companies Meetings Act 1869; Railway construction in the Ottoman Empire; Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846; Railway Regulation Act 1840; Railway Regulation Act 1844; Railways (Conveyance of Mails) Act 1838; Railways Act 1921; Railways Act 1993; Railways Act 2005; Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
The North Atlantic Rail is a proposed high-speed railway to connect New York City to Boston in one hour, 40 minutes. The proposed railway would run across Long Island and tunnel under the Long Island Sound. The project, consisting of two phases, is estimated to cost a total of $105 billion as of 2023, which would be among the most expensive ...
In July 2022, a Presidential Emergency Board was convened under the Railway Labor Act by President Joe Biden. [11] His Executive order stated, "I have been notified by the National Mediation Board that in its judgment these disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service."
The current railways can operate at only 20 to 30 kilometres per hour (12 to 19 mph), largely due to damage from the 1970s civil war. The line to Sihanoukville was rehabilitated in 2016; the line to Poipet was rehabilitated in 2018, and was reconnected with the Thai rail network across the border the following year. [108]
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