November 9, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Marcus Rauhut appeared on the Chambersburg Public Opinion website on November 7, 2009.) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania and four other states are seeking stimulus money to make upgrades to their rail systems, including the proposed intermodal...
October 28, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation recently held the first meeting for its newly formed safety council, which includes representatives from the agency’s 10...
October 23, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 22, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — People who operate airplanes, locomotives, trucks and buses would still be in violation of Department of Transportation rules against drug use if...
October 21, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on the Register-Mail website on October 20, 2009.) GALESBURG, Ill. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood talked Tuesday at Knox College about the role of transportation in helping the local, state and national...
October 20, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on October 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is awarding $20.9 million to states, territories and Native American tribes to improve the nation’s...
October 19, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on the Register-Mail website on October 17, 2009.) GALESBURG, Ill. — It’s not often that a member of the president’s Cabinet visits Galesburg, but when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood arrives here Tuesday...
October 16, 2009 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Amy Forliti on October 16, 2009.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised the planned conversion of St. Paul’s Union Depot into a transport hub toward a sustainable, car-free...
October 13, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Payments by the Department of Transportation to states for infrastructure stimulus projects reached $3.652 billion as of Sept. 30, the...
September 22, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama Administration today announced $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding for 43 transit agencies that are pursuing cutting-edge environmental...
September 1, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 31, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Effective August 31, 2009, direct observation collections are mandatory for all DOT return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing. On May 15, 2009, the United States Court...
