August 15, 2007 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Weizel appeared on the Connecticut Post website on August 15.) STRATFORD, Conn. — It took four months after trains killed two men on the tracks near Seymour Street and another fatality before the state Department of Transportation...
March 1, 2007 | DOT, Headlines
(The Department of Transportation issued the following news release on February 28.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a reminder today that daylight saving time will begin at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, three weeks earlier than in...
December 22, 2006 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on December 22.) WASHINGTON – Saying that Santa “is going green,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters today certified the first-ever hydrogen powered sleigh as safe to operate in U.S....
December 22, 2006 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on December 22.) WASHINGTON – Saying that Santa “is going green,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters today certified the first-ever hydrogen powered sleigh as safe to operate in U.S....
December 5, 2006 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 5.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters stepped into the 9-year-old debate over the expansion of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad on Monday, visiting railroad...
December 5, 2006 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 5.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters stepped into the 9-year-old debate over the expansion of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad on Monday, visiting railroad...
December 1, 2006 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 1.) WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Mary Peters will travel to Minnesota next week for meetings on the expansion plan by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad, according to Sen....
December 1, 2006 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 1.) WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Mary Peters will travel to Minnesota next week for meetings on the expansion plan by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad, according to Sen....
October 27, 2006 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on October 27.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a reminder today that daylight saving time will end at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, and that next year the...
October 27, 2006 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on October 27.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a reminder today that daylight saving time will end at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, and that next year the...
