February 13, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 12, 2015) WASHINGTON/OTTAWA — The U.S. Transportation Department has recommended crude oil trains be reinforced and have advanced braking systems installed to prevent accidents from becoming fiery disasters, according to sources familiar...
February 13, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, February 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration revised its proposal to prevent oil trains from catching fire in derailments, giving companies more time to upgrade their fleets but sticking with a requirement that new tank cars have...
February 11, 2015 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2015) U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will jointly host a bipartisan Twitter “Town Hall” session on February 11 to...
February 6, 2015 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 5, 2015) Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx highlighted $3.2 billion recommended in President Obama’s FY2016 budget to advance the construction or completion of 25 rail, bus rapid transit (BRT) and...
February 6, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it had asked the White House to review its oil train safety plan as officials strive to prevent future fiery derailments. Full story:...
February 3, 2015 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 2, 2015) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was joined today by Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to unveil Beyond Traffic, a new forward-looking analysis from the U.S....
January 16, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Vice News, January 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a series of derailments, spills, and deadly explosions, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed new regulations this summer for the shipment of certain types of crude oil over the...
January 16, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, January 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Department will offer a new design for oil trains by mid-May as officials try to make sure crude oil is moving safely on the tracks, officials said this week. The next-generation tanker...
September 23, 2014 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 23, 2014) Forty projects have been chosen to receive a share of $3.59 billion in federal disaster relief funds to help public transportation systems in areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy become more resilient against future...
September 16, 2014 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 15, 2014) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Friday announced all the recipients of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI grants, several days after numerous members of Congress and...
