All Organisations articles – Page 115
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Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union (RBTU)
Trades union represents some 35 000 service employees in light rail, passenger rail, freight rail, and publicly-operated bus networks. RTBU’s objective is to organise workers in the transport industry to protect and build their rights at work. AddressSuite 5.01, Level 5377-383 Sussex StreetSydney, NSW 2480AustraliaPhone+61 2 8203 6099Emailrtbu@rtbu.org.auWebsitewww.rtbu.org.au
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Groupement des Authorités Responsables de Transports (GART)
Association of Municipal Transport Authorities
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA)
First tram routes opened 1920; rapid transit 1955. System comprises single metro route with three light rail branches, serving 59 stations. GCRTA oversees operation of the RTA Rapid Transit network, comprising the Red Line metro (31 km, 18 stations - notable for having only 1 km in tunnel), together with ...
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Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
First rapid transit line opened 1892. Extensive metro system of eight lines and 145 stations. See Chicago network map. The initial elevated stub lines were linked by the Union Loop in 1897, forming the elevated city-centre core. The State St Subway (Red line: Howard-Dan Ryan) opened in 1943 with the ...
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Cairo Transport Authority
First line opened 1910. The network expanded until the 1970s, since when it retrenched to a 24 km network in Helwan to the south of Cairo (feeding metro Line 1) and a 36 km network in Heliopolis to the northeast, comprising four Cairo–Heliopolis routes and some local routes in Heliopolis. ...
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Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
Established in 1997 to take control of California’s Capitol Corridor passenger services from the state Department of Transportation, the authority comprises representatives of the eight counties served by the corridor route. Day-to-day management of the Colfax–Sacramento–Oakland–San Jose ‘Capitol Corridor’ regional passenger service is the responsibility of BART, while the trains ...
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Technical Regulatory Authority, Estonia
Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA)
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Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCRA)
This short line in Huntsville (AL), Madison County, carries mainly zircon sand and building brick, connecting with Norfolk Southern. Address119 Woodson Street NWHuntsville, AL 35801USAPhone+1 256 535 6516Fax+1 256 535 6517Emailhmcrr@hmcrr.comWebsitewww.hmcrr.com Network data Gauge1435 mmLength21 kmRolling stock2 Diesel locomotives
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Lao National Railway Authority
The first railway in Laos, a 3·5 km line from Nong Khai (Thailand) north over the border Friendship Bridge to Thanaleng southeast of Vientiane, opened in March 2009. It is operated by State Railway of Thailand. See Vientiane city map. Plans to extend the line beyond Vientiane were dropped in ...
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Little Rock Port Authority Railroad (LRPA)
Provides switching service to the Little Rock Port Industrial Park (AR), owned by the Port of Little Rock, on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. There is interchange with BNSF and Union Pacific. Address10600 Industrial Harbor DriveLittle Rock, AR 72206USAPhone+1 501 490 1468Fax+1 501 490 1800Emailbryan.day@portoflittlerock.comWebsitewww.portoflittlerock.com/transportation-infrastructure/rail Network data ...
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Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA)
Opened 2016, single line serving 18 stops. After approval in 2012, construction began in late 2013 on of a 3·5 km streetcar from Union Station running north along Main St to a one-way loop at River Market, opening on May 6 2016. The intial fleet of four CAF Urbos 3 ...
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Autorité Française de Sécurité Ferroviaire (EPSF)
Established in 2006, EPSF is responsible for railway safety and interoperability, audits and inspection, and safety certification of open access operators. On July 7 2020 it agreed a co-operation arrangement with rail access and competition regulator ART prior to opening up of the domestic rail market. Address60 rue de la ...
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Conseil Régional Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes
Regional councils are responsible for subsidising and specifying service levels for local railways, receiving a grant from central government towards the subsidy. They also finance purchase of new trains. The 2014 French regions reform resulted in merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes on January 1 2016. Address101 cours CharlemagneCS 2003369269 Lyon ...
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Avdiivka Tramway
Network out of use due to conflict. It comprised a single line with 17 stops, opened 1965. Services have been badly affected by ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, and ceased running on January 22 2015. A service on a section north of Trampark resumed on October 1 2016, but was ...
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Avignon Tramway
Single tramway route opened 2019 serving 10 stops. Work on Line T1, a single route from Saint Roch by the old city to Saint Chamand in the southeast, began in October 2016; test running started in May 2019 and the line opened on October 19 2019 as part of the ...