Are “Amtrak Joe’s” Claims About Rail Travel Being Green True?
President Biden claims that rail travel is “environmentally, a lifesaver” and has proposed giving Amtrak $80 billion over eight years to support it as a green travel option. But is it really green if trains still run on diesel?
May 24, 2021 • (TNS) President Joe Biden wants Congress to spend $80 billion over eight years to improve and expand service on Amtrak as part of a multitrillion-dollar effort to shore up the nation s aging infrastructure. That may sound steep, but to America s most famous rail travel aficionado, it s a no-brainer.
At an April 30 event in Philadelphia marking Amtrak s 50th anniversary, an anniversary I m acknowledging on a cross-country trip by rail from Washington D.C. to Spokane, Biden made the case for keeping the rail network running. Amtrak says it needs $38 billion just to restore the Boston-to-D.C. corridor to a state of good repair
Today in history: Seattle began constructing the only U S fallout shelter tucked in an interstate seattlepi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seattlepi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Today in history: Seattle began constructing the only U.S. fallout shelter tucked in an interstate
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A relic of Cold War-ingenuity (or at least an attempt), the bunker is still there
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WSDOT s caption: Just north of the main entrance to the fallout shelter is what appears to be a gated-off culvert. In actuality, it s the exit to the emergency tunnel.Washington Department of TransportationShow MoreShow Less
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WSDOT s caption: KOMO reporter Michelle Esteban and WSDOT historian Craig Holstine look at the original plans for the fallout shelter.Washington Department of TransportationShow MoreShow Less
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WSDOT s caption: Electrical inspection certificates for the generator in the mechanical room.Washington Department of TransportationShow MoreShow Less
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In its just-concluded session, the Washington legislature passed several pieces of legislation intended to promote the transition of Washington’s transportation system away from fossil fuels. The most consequential of these, the Clean Fuels Program, is awaiting Gov. Inslee’s signature. Three additional pieces of legislation are also worthy of note. These are HB 1287, which sets a non-binding goal that by 2030, all new vehicle sales in Washington should be electric, and lays groundwork for facilitating that transition. SB 5192 set requirements for standardization of public electric vehicle charging stations. Finally, SB 5000 creates a sales and use tax exemption for hydrogen-powered vehicles.
FreightWaves Classics: Interstate 5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 2 – Oregon and Washington) Traffic on I-5 in Oregon. (Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation)
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Part 1 of this article, the California portion of Interstate 5 was the focus. This article focuses on I-5 in the states of Oregon and Washington.
Overview
There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) is a network of freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, and the planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more about their history, read previous FreightWaves Classics articles here, here and here.