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U.S. Department of Transportation - Coverage from 2017 on Progressive Railroading
Freight News
- Freight index set another record in October, BTS says
- Former Transportation Secretary Foxx to start infrastructure business at Related Cos.
- USDOT opts to repeal ECP brake rulemaking
- AAR to USDOT: Base regulations on 'safety successes'
- USDOT solicits public input on draft strategic plan
- Democrats introduce bill mandating sleep apnea testing
- USDOT to streamline environmental reviews for multimodal projects
- USDOT publishes first report on tank-car fleet composition
- USDOT publishes report on intelligent transportation systems
- OIG: Inadequate planning leaves USDOT exposed to cybersecurity risks
- USDOT proposes $79 million in FASTLANE grant awards
- Maine to receive FASTLANE grant for rail bridge project
- USDOT releases TIGER funds for Illinois rail project
- USDOT should increase fed share of TIFIA financing, AASHTO says
- Freight services index reached record level in May
- USDOT's inspector general to review federal oversight of PTC funding
- USDOT retools FASTLANE to leverage non-fed funding
- USDOT solicits input on transportation project regs
- AASHTO: Some FASTLANE grant awards to be revealed 'soon'
- Schumer wants feds to require stabilized crude oil
- Trump to nominate Kan as USDOT undersecretary
- NTSB unveils preliminary report of ethanol train derailment
- Report: Trump infrastructure plan to cover more than transportation
- USDOT announces small-business research awards
- Feds seek input on crude-oil volatility through proposed rulemaking
- USDOT creates new committee on automation
- Klepper to lead USDOT's Build America Bureau
- Senate committee slates meeting for Chao's nomination
Transit News
- USDOT OKs Brightline's private activity bond allocation
- USDOT grants $100 million to MBTA for GLX light-rail project
- USDOT seeks to speed up infrastructure projects
- USDOT withdraws local-hiring plan for federally funded projects
- Senators call on Chao to reconsider sleep apnea rule
- USDOT to provide $537 million loan for Moynihan Train Hall project
- Trump budget ends funding of Amtrak long-distance trains, TIGER grants
- Charlotte transit agency breaks ground on streetcar extension
- USDOT report cites growing transit maintenance backlog
- Chicago Union Station designated as USDOT 'emerging project'
- Feds OK $1.6 billion for L.A. Metro's Purple Line Extension