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...
August 25, 2009 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 24, 2009.) Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration issued 33 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants totaling more than $1 billion. The...
