November 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 19 awards totaling approximately $13.1 million from President Biden’s...
October 31, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Reuters, October 28, 2022) The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Friday it is awarding $703 million for 41 port infrastructure projects in 22 states and American Samoa, according to documents seen by Reuters. Full story: Reuters
September 1, 2022 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 1, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail...
August 23, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Column by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FRA Administrator Amit Bose, August 20, 2022) America should always lead the way in technology and infrastructure — and that means Americans shouldn’t have to look abroad to see world-class passenger rail....
August 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 18, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in 8 states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the...
August 19, 2022 | Amtrak, DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railway Age, August 18, 2022) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced on Aug. 17 $550 million in final allocations for seven Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) competitive preparedness grant programs. These allocations, the U.S. Department of...
May 31, 2022 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 31, 2022) NEW YORK — The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) have appointed retired Gen. Stephen R. Lyons as Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. Full story:...
May 23, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Opinion column by Rod Diridon Sr., Anthony Foxx and Ray LaHood, published in the San Jose Mercury News, May 20, 2022. Rod Diridon Sr. is chair emeritus of the California High Speed Rail Authority and the U.S. High Speed Rail Association. Former U.S....
May 4, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, Obituary
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2022) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal...
May 3, 2022 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2022) The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has recommended that the Federal Railroad Administration improve its track inspection program. Full story: Progressive Railroading
