October 1, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Dylan Rivera appeared on The Oregonian website on September 30.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A project intended to speed Amtrak service between Portland and Seattle landed the biggest grant among a $30 million pool of rail grants awarded today by the U.S....
October 1, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The federal government is giving $1 million to Arizona to launch a study of proposed new passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson. Arizona has to come up with $1 million to...
October 1, 2008 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 1.) CHICAGO — About 30 minutes will be shaved off the 5 1/2 -hour Amtrak trip between Chicago and St. Louis when train speeds increase to 110 m.p.h. within about a year on parts...
October 1, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Larry O’Dell on September 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — The federal government is chipping in nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country as Americans continue to drive less and take the train...
October 1, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — As Americans continue a historic cut back on driving and turn to other forms of transportation like rail and transit, a new approach to funding intercity passenger rail...
August 20, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on August 20.) NEW YORK — U.S. airlines want to delay implementation of a new rule forcing them to observe urine collections for employee drug tests, saying employers need time to hire and train more workers. Airlines need more...
August 13, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that, since last November, Americans have driven 53.2 billion miles less than they did over the same...
August 6, 2008 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-five forward-thinking proposals from 22 states to improve intercity passenger rail service and help relieve traffic congestion in many regions of the Nation will...
August 5, 2008 | DOT, Headlines, Teamsters
(The following official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa was issued on August 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, through her designated fall guy Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator John Hill, announced the...
July 31, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 29.) ATLANTA — A clean and historic break with the past is needed to encourage the future vitality of our country’s transportation network, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters, who today...
