Tunnel

EQS-News: SMT Scharf AG supplies electric rail systems for new Berlin energy tunnel

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Accordingly, SMT Scharf will provide a specific transport solution for rail-bound passenger and emergency transportation for a new, approximately seven-kilometre cable tunnel.

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  • Accordingly, SMT Scharf will provide a specific transport solution for rail-bound passenger and emergency transportation for a new, approximately seven-kilometre cable tunnel.
  • SMT Scharf will develop three electric-battery-powered rail systems for the project, which are expected to go into operation by 2027.
  • Volker Weiss, CFO of SMT Scharf AG, comments: “SMT Scharf is working continuously on advancing its activities in the tunnel logistics segment, and on thereby further diversifying the SMT Scharf Group’s business in areas beyond coal.
  • Grid operator 50Hertz ( www.50hertz.com ) is already deploying four SMT Scharf tunnel vehicles in its existing tunnels in Berlin.

CGTN: Spending time with the people: Xi Jinping's Chinese New Year tradition

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Diliubu Village, known as the main origin of vegetables for Beijing and Tianjin, will supply agricultural products to the megacities during the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year.

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  • Diliubu Village, known as the main origin of vegetables for Beijing and Tianjin, will supply agricultural products to the megacities during the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year.
  • For years, Xi has had a tradition of visiting ordinary people, especially disadvantaged groups, ahead of the Spring Festival, the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar.
  • Its iconic ancient-style gateway, embellished with the Chinese dragon and phoenix motifs, now glows with a vibrant hue of "Chinese red," captivating visitors from all over the country.
  • Chinese modernization would not be possible without the inheritance and promotion of China's fine traditional culture, Xi said.

CGTN: Spending time with the people: Xi Jinping's Chinese New Year tradition

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 2, 2024

Diliubu Village, known as the main origin of vegetables for Beijing and Tianjin, will supply agricultural products to the megacities during the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year.

Key Points: 
  • Diliubu Village, known as the main origin of vegetables for Beijing and Tianjin, will supply agricultural products to the megacities during the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year.
  • For years, Xi has had a tradition of visiting ordinary people, especially disadvantaged groups, ahead of the Spring Festival, the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar.
  • Its iconic ancient-style gateway, embellished with the Chinese dragon and phoenix motifs, now glows with a vibrant hue of "Chinese red," captivating visitors from all over the country.
  • Chinese modernization would not be possible without the inheritance and promotion of China's fine traditional culture, Xi said.

Singleton Schreiber Lawsuit Accuses BNSF Railway of Triggering Tunnel 5 Fire

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

SKAMANIA, Wash., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier national fire litigation firm Singleton Schreiber filed a lawsuit filed today in Skamania Superior Court, Washington, alleging BNSF Railway is responsible for causing the Tunnel 5 Fire on July 2, 2023.

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  • SKAMANIA, Wash., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier national fire litigation firm Singleton Schreiber filed a lawsuit filed today in Skamania Superior Court, Washington, alleging BNSF Railway is responsible for causing the Tunnel 5 Fire on July 2, 2023.
  • "The irresponsible actions of BNSF Railway jeopardized lives, destroyed homes and exhausted the resources of the entire surrounding region," said lead attorney and managing partner Gerald Singleton.
  • The railway must be held accountable, and our lawsuit seeks to do just that."
  • The case is Lance Douglas Brooks v. BNSF Railway Co, Skamania Superior Court, Case No.

Public and Private Works Projects Honored by Statewide Engineering Association

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.

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  • These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.
  • As the prime consultant, GHD provided project planning, public outreach, permitting, grant assistance, engineering design, and engineering services during construction.
  • ACEC California is a 60 plus year-old, nonprofit association of private consulting engineering and land surveying firms.
  • As a statewide organization, we are dedicated to enhancing the consulting engineering and land surveying professions, protecting the general public, and promoting use of the private sector in the growth and development of our state.

Norfolk Iron & Metal announces installation of new Temper Mill Cut-to-Length Line in Port of Catoosa, OK Facility

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Monday, January 29, 2024

NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Iron & Metal, one of the nation's largest family-owned networks of metal service centers, announces a new Butech Bliss Temper Mill cut-to-length line is being installed in the Norfolk Iron & Metal Port of Catoosa, Oklahoma processing facility.

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  • NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Iron & Metal, one of the nation's largest family-owned networks of metal service centers, announces a new Butech Bliss Temper Mill cut-to-length line is being installed in the Norfolk Iron & Metal Port of Catoosa, Oklahoma processing facility.
  • The state-of-the-art 4-high temper mill line elongates, levels, and shears a wide range of widths, lengths, and grades of steel.
  • The temper mill cut-to-length line has capabilities up to 5/8" Grade 50 and 1/2" Grade 100 steel.
  • The addition of this new cut-to-length line in Oklahoma will allow Norfolk Iron & Metal to better meet customer expectations for temper pass steel with custom orders and shorter lead times.

Thor Equities Group Reaches Construction Milestones Across Industrial Portfolio

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Nearby in Passaic, Thor Equities is planning to kickoff construction at 153 Linden Street to improve both the existing site and buildings to transform the facility for modern-day industry.

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  • Nearby in Passaic, Thor Equities is planning to kickoff construction at 153 Linden Street to improve both the existing site and buildings to transform the facility for modern-day industry.
  • Thor Equities has been active in the high-performing Northeast industrial market for years and owns additional properties in Newark, Brooklyn, and Deer Park, Long Island.
  • Outside of the Northeast, Thor owns industrial assets in California, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Illinois in the US.
  • “Thor Equities is proud to reach these construction milestones and we look forward to keeping up the strong development momentum across our entire portfolio,” said COO of Thor Equities Group, Melissa Gliatta.

Eagle Crusher Co. Announces New Plant on Display at World of Asphalt/AGG1

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Eagle Crusher Co., a leading manufacturer in the crushing and screening industry, continues its rich tradition of new product innovation in 2024.

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  • Eagle Crusher Co., a leading manufacturer in the crushing and screening industry, continues its rich tradition of new product innovation in 2024.
  • The company will introduce two-new-plants-in-one, on display in Eagle’s Booth 1931 at World of Asphalt/AGG1, March 25-27, 2024 in Nashville, Tenn.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240125203595/en/
    The newly-redesigned 1200-OCSS provides plant operators greater flexibility.
  • The 1200-OCSS is designed to follow any Eagle Crusher primary jaw plant, but regardless of the primary crusher your operation is using, UltraMax impactors are a perfect fit as a secondary crusher.

InventHelp Inventor Develops New Car Jack Design (CSK-291)

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

My unique design will allow users to jack up their car with far more ease and precision," said an inventor from Boiling Springs, SC "so I invented the KT JACK.

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  • My unique design will allow users to jack up their car with far more ease and precision," said an inventor from Boiling Springs, SC "so I invented the KT JACK.
  • My unique design will allow users to jack up their car with far more ease and precision."
  • It will allow the user the automatically jack up their car with any physical labor involved.
  • This design will enhance personal safety and prevent other vehicular damage from occurring while also ensuring the motorist is never caught without a jack.

PRA Group Recognized as River Star Business by Elizabeth River Project

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, was recognized as a River Star Business by the Elizabeth River Project for its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and pollution prevention in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area.

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  • NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, was recognized as a River Star Business by the Elizabeth River Project for its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and pollution prevention in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area.
  • The nonprofit organization honored PRA Group for its environmentally conscious practices alongside nearly 150 fellow River Star Businesses during the annual River Star Business Luncheon at The Founders Inn in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • As a sponsor of the luncheon, PRA Group continued its longstanding partnership with the Elizabeth River Project, which includes a contribution to the Pru and Louis Ryan Resilience Lab .
  • "It's incredible to look back on how far we've come," said Elizabeth River Project Executive Director Marjorie Mayfield Jackson.