March 28, 2005 | DOT, Headlines
(The Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 25.) Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, April 3, For Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight time at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 3, when clocks will be set ahead one hour. The...
March 11, 2005 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
(The following article by Shane Graber was posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on March 10.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The president’s reform plan for Amtrak would improve passenger rail service in St. Louis and other Midwest cities, Transportation Secretary...
February 8, 2005 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 7.) Agency: Department of Transportation Spending: $57.5 billion Percentage change from 2005: -1 percent Mandatory outlays: $1.2 billion Total spending: $58.7 billion Highlights: –Would eliminate...
February 8, 2005 | DOT, Headlines
(The DOT issued the following news release on February 7.) WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today unveiled a $59.5 billion Fiscal Year 2006 budget request that meets the transportation needs of the country and emphasizes spending...
January 28, 2005 | DOT, Headlines
(CSX issued the following news release on January 27.) EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. — Effective today, CSX Transportation (CSXT), the rail unit of CSX Corporation, has issued an operational bulletin instructing train crews to discontinue regular train horn use from 99th...
January 27, 2005 | DOT, Headlines, Teamsters
(The IBT issued the following news release on January 26.) WASHINGTON — A report issued from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) on January 3, concluded that the Mexican government and the country’s motor...
December 10, 2004 | DOT, Headlines
(The following article by Stewart M. Powell was circulated by Hearst Newspapers on December 10.) WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, named Thursday to serve in President Bush’s second-term Cabinet, vowed to press a controversial plan to...
December 8, 2004 | DOT, Headlines
(The following article by Jere Downs and Mario F. Cattabiani was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 8.) PHILADELPHIA — At the request yesterday of Gov. Rendell, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta agreed to meet with a delegation...
October 29, 2004 | DOT, Headlines
(The following information is from the U.S. Department of Transportation website.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most of the nation will return to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, when clocks will be set back one hour. The change will provide an additional hour of...
October 26, 2004 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 26.) DODGE CENTER, Minn. — One more transportation official is on board with the proposed expansion of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. Emil Frankel, assistant secretary for...
