Eno Announces 2017 Future Leaders Class
Each year, the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) gives 20 of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation a first-hand look at how national transportation policies are developed.
Point-Counterpoint: Twin 33 Trailer Combinations
April 7, 2017- We have a set of dueling guest op-eds for and against the idea of allowing twin trailer combinations of up to 33 feet each to be towed on Interstate highways and other major federal-aid roads.
Kan Nomination Announced; Rosen, Duke Advance
April 7, 2017 – As ETW predicted a month ago, President Trump announced he will nominate Derek Kan to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. Also this week, the nominees for the number 2 jobs at the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security each took a step forward, but the transportation nominee may face a rockier road.
Former SecDOT William Coleman Dies at 96
April 5, 2017 – William T. Coleman, Jr., who served as the fourth U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 1975-1977, died on March 31 at his home in Virginia, at age 96.
(ETW April Fools) Elon Musk Unveils Fully-Built Hyperloop Network Under Los Angeles
The City of Angels was alight with excitement – and not a small amount of confusion – today as commuters poured into its newly-opened Hyperloop system that stretches 100 miles in every direction from the city’s center.
(ETW April Fools) Down-on-His-Luck Herbie Finds New Hope Driving for Lyft
It’s an old Hollywood cliché, washed-up movie star hasn’t found decent work in years, goes into debt, and is forced to work any job they can get. While this is an age-old story that we have all heard it before, the City of Stars is beginning to realize that the problem extends far beyond its human stars.
(ETW April Fools) Top Democrat on T&I Arrested for Fundraising at Local Gas Station
The top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (D-OR) was arrested on charges of aggressive panhandling at a Washington, D.C. gas station yesterday.
(ETW April Fools) Amtrak Retires its Ailing Tank Engine, Thomas
After a distinguished career of service, Thomas the Tank Engine is retiring from Amtrak’s rolling stock, the company announced Thursday. Thomas’s retirement marks the end of an era for Amtrak, being the last 100-year-old engine to pull an Acela train.
(ETW April Fools) The Little VP Who Could: Joe Biden Riding the Rails to Retirement
For several weeks, passengers riding the Amtrak Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC and Wilmington, DE have reported seeing a train conductor who looks uncannily like the 47th Vice President of the United States.
(ETW April Fools) USDOT Staffer Makes Shocking Discovery of the 21st Century
The Navy Yard was buzzing with excitement on Friday after a junior policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Transportation made a startling discovery.