August 18, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 17, 2009.) On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Transit Administration announced they issued 50 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants totaling $1.2...
August 17, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $298.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars to NJ TRANSIT for 13 projects that will...
July 17, 2009 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration has received 278 pre-applications for grant funding totaling $102...
July 17, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 16, 2009.) Later this month, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to introduce an environmentally friendly locomotive for its Amtrak California services. On July 22, the...
July 15, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 14, 2009.) Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the release of $961.3 million in stimulus funds for various state and local transit systems. The American Recovery and...
July 10, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 9, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a letter U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent to the nation’s governors on July 9, 2009: President Obama, Vice President Biden, and I have been...
July 6, 2009 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 2, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, key members of the Nevada labor community, business leaders and other elected...
June 24, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 23, 2009.) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced another round of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants. The department issued 54 grants totaling $346.2 million....
June 18, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on June 17, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation moved another step closer to realizing President Obama’s vision for high-speed rail in America today, publishing guidelines for states...
June 18, 2009 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Michael Tarm on June 17, 2009.) CHICAGO — High-speed rail plans in the Midwest and California appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on federal criteria released Wednesday...
