May 4, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, Obituary
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2022) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal...
May 3, 2022 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2022) The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has recommended that the Federal Railroad Administration improve its track inspection program. Full story: Progressive Railroading
April 20, 2022 | BNSF, DOT, Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: The Load Star, April 19, 2022) TORONTO — Concern over lengthening container dwell times at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has caused US transportation secretary Peter Buttigieg to call on the railways to work harder to tackle the backlogs. Full...
April 12, 2022 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 11, 2022) Despite challenges, there are signs of progress in the nation’s goods movement chain, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new Transportation Supply Chain Indicators Tracker. Full story:...
March 31, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 29, 2022) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would receive $142 billion under President Joe Biden’s fiscal-year 2023 budget proposal, the department announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
March 31, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 30, 2022) As part of its proposed fiscal-year 2023 budget, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is recommending $4.45 billion to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit projects for first-time funding and to...
March 30, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 29, 2022) NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on March 28 submitted to Congress a $5.79 trillion budget plan for fiscal year 2023 that calls for $105 billion to be distributed to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). With an additional...
March 24, 2022 | AFL-CIO, DOT, Headlines, TTD
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, March 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued this statement in response to the...
March 17, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Texas Tribune, March 17, 2022) AUSTIN, Texas — In car-friendly Texas, getting a major high-speed rail project off of the ground is almost impossible. But as more people flock to the state and its metro areas swell, Texas could benefit from robust passenger...
March 7, 2022 | AFL-CIO, DOT, News, PSR, SMART-TD, TTD
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 7, 2022) — In conjunction with the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) urge all members to engage in a petition drive to...
