February 15, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on February 14, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The budget plan President Obama sent to Congress would sharply expand the Department of Transportation’s discretionary grants program, which covers multi-modal...
February 15, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 14, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today said President Obama’s $129 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the first year of a comprehensive...
February 4, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, STB
The Department of Transportation has sent the Surface Transportation Board a strong endorsement of intermodal service at major railroads, appearing to weigh in against a possible expansion of STB regulatory power to that type of cargo. The Jan. 31 filing by DOT...
September 27, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, NTSB
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that, in keeping with his commitment to make safety the top priority of the U.S. Department of...
September 24, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 24, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 1,000 construction grant applications for more than $19 billion from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia far exceeded the $600...
September 24, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s push to complete infrastructure stimulus projects led it to pay out $6 billion over the summer to reimburse...
September 3, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $3.6 million for the State of Michigan to begin work on the rehabilitation of the Battle Creek railroad station....
September 2, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 1, 2010.) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently applied for $38 million in federal funding through a TIGER II discretionary grant for the $93 million Tower 55 multi-modal...
September 1, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 31, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the first-ever uniform technical standards for the manufacture of high-speed intercity passenger rail cars, a...
August 24, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 23, 2010.) On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it completed a grant agreement to help fund West Virginia’s portion of R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s “Appalachian...
