January 18, 2017 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 17, 2017) The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) last week issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that seeks additional information from industry, the public and state and...
January 17, 2017 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: ABC News, January 13, 2017) NEW YORK — The Department of Transportation kicked off a new railroad crossing safety campaign on Friday with a striking new video. The ad, a collaborative effort between the Federal Railroad Administration and National Highway...
January 16, 2017 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched the “Stop! Trains Can’t” ad targeting young male motorists and encouraging them to act cautiously at railroad...
January 6, 2017 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 5, 2017) The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a Jan. 11 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Elaine Chao to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. Full...
January 3, 2017 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As more and more Americans flock to our nation’s 11 urban “megaregions,” it’s more important than ever for communities to take a regional approach to Americans’ mobility...
December 6, 2016 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today $300.3 million in grants to 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs...
November 30, 2016 | DOT, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Washington Post, November 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Bush administration official Elaine Chao as his transportation secretary, a position that will take on outsized importance with Trump’s plan to spend...
October 18, 2016 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, October 17, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, whose agency has committed several billion dollars of federal stimulus and railroad improvement funds toward high-speed rail construction in the San Joaquin Valley, got...
September 1, 2016 | DOT, Headlines, STB
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, August 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board is advising the public of an upcoming change to its Internet website address. After the close of business on Friday, September 9, 2016, the...
August 18, 2016 | DOT, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government...
