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Transportation and Infrastructure in the State of the Union Address, 1997-2017

January 30, 2018

January 30, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 30, 2018 - As we all await President Trump's State of the Union address tonight, in which he is...

Senate Confirms James To Be Civilian Head of Corps of Engineers

January 26, 2018

January 26, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 26, 2018 - The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed R.D. James to be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for...

6-Page Summary of Administration Infrastructure Plan Leaked; Won't Contain Funding Offset

January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 22, 2018 - On the morning of January 22, someone leaked an internal 6-page summary of the larger, 60-something-page...

Senate Commerce Re-Approves OST-R, Amtrak Nominees

January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 19, 2018 - This week, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved, for a second time, the nominations...

Cost of Fresno-Bakersfield Bullet Train Rises Another $2.8 Billion

January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 18, 2018 - The estimated cost of the initial Fresno to Bakersfield segment of the California high-speed rail system...

2017 TIFIA Loan Totals Top $4 Billion

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 12, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Transportation closed two more TIFIA loans in December, bringing the total loan...

Trump Renominates OST-R, Amtrak Nominees

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 10, 2018 - President Trump on January 8 renominated Diana Furchgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation For Research...

PTC Finger-Pointing Continues as DeFazio Introduces Legislation

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 12, 2018 - The aftermath of December's fatal Amtrak Cascades train derailment in Washington State continues to keep the...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of January 15, 2018

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Wednesday, January 17 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on...

Senate Committee Examines Freight Movement Challenges

December 22, 2017

December 22, 2017 | Greg Rogers

December 20, 2017 - On December 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to review the...

May 2016 F.R.A. Report to Congress on Industry Response to Safety Advisories FRA-2013-08 and FRA-2015-13

December 22, 2017

December 22, 2017 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

This is a PDF copy of the report that the Federal Railroad Administration was required to submit to Congress by...

Schumer Blocks Rail Safety Nominee

December 22, 2017

December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis

December 22, 2017 - Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) again blocked the nomination of Ronald Batory to become...