Issue / Rail
One-Year FAST Act Extension Passes House
Sep 25, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives has passed a one-year extension of FAST Act funding and policy as Division B of a larger fiscal-year-end...
DOT Announces $321 Million in CRISI Rail Grants
Sep 25, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn September 23, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the selectees for grants from the fiscal 2020 appropriation for the...
$1 Billion in BUILD Grants Announced by USDOT
Sep 18, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation on September 16 announced the selectees for $1 billion in surface transportation grants from the...
December 1957 White House Meeting With Railroads
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis PDF file contains two documents relating to a December 5, 1957 meeting at the White House between senior Eisenhower Administration...
Amtrak Asks for $5 Billion in House Subcommittee Hearing
Sep 11, 2020 | Brianne EbyOn Wednesday, September 9, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing about recent events...
Webinar: Telework During COVID and Beyond: Leveraging Behavioral Science to Improve Virtual Work and the Future of Commuting
Sep 24, 2020 | Madeline GormanWorking from home has become the “new normal” for employees around the world. In the post-pandemic work environment, telework may...
1955 “Weeks Report” – Revision of Federal Transportation Policy
Aug 31, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the version of the "Weeks Report" of the President's Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organization, as released to...
Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955
Aug 31, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis 12-page PDF document contains three items relating to the Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955: Cabinet Paper 6/1, dated...
December 1954 Cabinet Meeting on Railroad Policy
Aug 30, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a 39-page PDF file relating to the Cabinet meeting of December 17, 1954 where the initial draft of the "Weeks Report" (the...
FTA Allocates $248 Million to Portal North Bridge Replacement
Aug 28, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Trump Administration this week formally allocated its first funding for any project in the "Gateway" portfolio of passenger rail...
1958 Eisenhower Administration Statement of Railroad Policy
Aug 24, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a PDF file of the records of the Cabinet meeting of March 28, 1958 and its results. The 33-page PDF contains copies of the...
Senate Panel Holds Hearing on Rail Board, DOT IG Nominees
Aug 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on four pending nominees to transportation...