April 1, 2008 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(The following story by Frank D. Roylance appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on April 1.) BALTIMORE — The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed what it calls “sweeping” and “revolutionary” changes in standards for the construction of...
March 6, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker said today that the occasion of National Sleep Awareness Week (March 3-9) should remind operators of vehicles...
February 20, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time ever, states will be directly eligible for federal funding to support intercity passenger rail service under a new grant program, U.S. Secretary of...
February 15, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Sammy Fretwell appeared on The State website on February 15.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rules are aimed at preventing errors like the one that led to Graniteville tragedy Federal officials will soon take over the enforcement of some safety rules...
February 14, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on February 13.) NORFOLK, Va. — Core railroad operating rules – governing train speed, switching and other actions – are being brought under federal jurisdiction in an attempt...
February 14, 2008 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reducing common mistakes that result in nearly half of all human factor-caused train accidents is the aim of a new federal regulation that places greater accountability on...
November 21, 2007 | DOT, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 20.) In 2006, goods valued at more than $866 billion crossed the U.S. border into and out of Canada and Mexico, representing a 9.7 percent increase compared with 2005’s merchandise...
November 2, 2007 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on October 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a reminder today that daylight saving time will end at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, one week later than in recent years. Prior...
October 8, 2007 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on October 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation fatalities in the United States decreased by one and a half percent in 2006 from 2005, according to preliminary figures contained in a report released today by...
September 24, 2007 | DOT, Headlines
(The Department of Transportation issued the following on September 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BTS Releases 2006 Border-Crossing Data. The number of trucks entering the United States from Canada and Mexico was 11.4 million in 2006, 0.5 percent higher than in 2005,...
