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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

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The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. An additional $3.5

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. Additional funding for long-term planning and development is expected from legislation authorizing federal surface transportation programs. Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC).

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High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.

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Seattle; and Vancouver, in British Columbia, at 250 miles per hour. The Federal Railroad Administration has also contributed $49.7 Last year, the project received a $64 million federal grant , and Amtrak is now looking for private companies to choreograph the complex dynamics of turning the projected 240-mile rail line into reality.

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