June 24, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on June 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced members of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), a newly formed advisory committee that will...
June 23, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expects to quickly nail down some accords with Class I freight railroads, to spur intercity passenger rail...
June 11, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by William B. Cassidy appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 10, 2010. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and representatives from Class I railroads met Wednesday to discuss building a nationwide high-speed rail...
May 27, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Michael Collins appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on May 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that President Barack Obama’s administration is committed to developing...
May 18, 2010 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on May 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dates and locations of public outreach meetings to solicit input toward the development of the nation’s first National Rail Plan were announced today by the Federal...
May 18, 2010 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on May 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today continued his campaign to stop distracted driving by announcing a proposed rule to prohibit the improper use of distracting...
May 6, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed long-term vision to guide the Department of Transportation would focus on major freight system corridors, curb carbon use by freight...
April 28, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Susan Haigh on April 26, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood encouraged Connecticut officials on Monday to work with Massachusetts and the federal government to introduce high-speed...
April 27, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The office of Governor Rell issued the following on April 26, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — Governor M. Jodi Rell, U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd and other members of Congress from Connecticut and Massachusetts joined state and regional transportation leaders and Amtrak...
April 27, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 26, 2010.) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently expanded its portfolio of transportation indicators by adding a table on freight-rail yields....
