July 29, 2008 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The following story by Carl Prine appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on July 26. Scott Palmer is Chairman of the BLET’s Oregon State Legislative Board.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Department of Energy study details how the federal government might ship 7,000...
July 28, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Federal data showing further steep declines in the number of miles Americans are driving is additional proof that the country needs new means – other than the gas tax...
July 22, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deputy Secretary of Transportation Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett today announced a $1.015 million grant to continue federal support of public education efforts to reduce...
July 22, 2008 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 21.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking targeted at protecting roadway workers from train or equipment movements on an adjacent track. The...
June 13, 2008 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on June 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several safety initiatives designed to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and trains will be completed before the end of 2008 as part of the ongoing U.S. Department of...
May 15, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on May 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of train accidents has decreased by 23.3 percent in the past three years in part because the Department has completed an ambitious plan designed to improve safety on...
May 13, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following on May 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found June through August to be the deadliest time of year for 15-passenger van...
April 17, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Catherine Tsai on April 16.) DENVER — Railroads will be required to haul the most hazardous materials on their most secure routes under a new Transportation Department rule announced Wednesday aimed at reducing...
April 17, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Mary Beth Sheridan appeared on the Washington Post website on April 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Department issued a rule yesterday that orders railroads to extensively analyze security risks in choosing the routes on which...
April 17, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Erik N. Nelson appeared at InsideBayArea.com on April 16.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Federal transportation officials announced regulations Wednesday that require railroads to use the “safest and most secure route” for shipments of deadly...
