Fifty years ago today, President Nixon signed into law the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-518), relieving the nation’s railroads of the requirement that they continue passenger service and creating a new National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry on that service starting in May 1971. That corporation…
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October 23, 2020 – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing Wednesday, October 21 to discuss the effects and status of the nation’s rail industry as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic
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October 23, 2020 – Alan Stephenson Boyd, the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, died on Sunday, October 18 at his assisted living facility in Seattle, at the age of 98.
October 23, 2020 – Tax receipts credited to the Highway Trust Fund held up surprisingly well in 2020, given the pandemic – so well that a large downwards correction may be coming in 2021.
U.S. mass transit providers and airport sponsors collectively spent another $2.6 billion of their $35 billion in special COVID-19 aid in August, according to new reporting from the Office of Management and Budget at usaspending.gov. The $35 billion was appropriated by the CARES Act in March 2020. An additional $9.9…
October 9, 2020 – Many U.S. airlines and contractors are continuing a massive wave of layoffs that began on October 1, and Congress appears unlikely to act on further financial support for airlines anytime soon.
October 9, 2020 – Eno will be conducting eight case studies of transit project delivery in the United States, Canada, and Europe. These studies will not only yield facts and details of specific projects, but also uncover the aspects of project delivery that happen behind the scenes.
October 9, 2020 – Data from the Energy Department through the end of September continue to support the hypothesis that, post-lockdowns, U.S. gasoline production has stabilized at a “new normal” level of around 10 percent below the levels from the corresponding week of 2020.