(ETW April Fools) Top Democrat on T&I Arrested for Fundraising at Local Gas Station April 1, 2017 | Greg Rogers The top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (D-OR) was arrested on charges of aggressive panhandling...
(ETW April Fools) Amtrak Retires its Ailing Tank Engine, Thomas April 1, 2017 | Jenna Fortunati After a distinguished career of service, Thomas the Tank Engine is retiring from Amtrak’s rolling stock, the company announced Thursday....
(ETW April Fools) The Little VP Who Could: Joe Biden Riding the Rails to Retirement April 1, 2017 | Carolyn Dorf For several weeks, passengers riding the Amtrak Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC and Wilmington, DE have reported seeing a train...
(ETW April Fools) USDOT Staffer Makes Shocking Discovery of the 21st Century April 1, 2017 | Greg Rogers The Navy Yard was buzzing with excitement on Friday after a junior policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Treasury Releases Updated Water Trust Fund Tax Receipt Estimates March 29, 2017 | Jeff Davis March 29, 2017 - Earlier this month, the Treasury Department released its quarterly Treasury Bulletin for March 2017. Among much...
30 Years Ago This Week: Reagan’s 1987 Highway Bill Veto March 29, 2017 | Jeff Davis March 29, 2017 - Thirty years ago this week, an 18-month struggle over the future of federal highway and mass...
House T&I Approves Bill Repealing MPO Consolidation Rule March 29, 2017 | Jeff Davis March 29, 2017 - This morning, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill (H.R. 1346) repealing the Obama...
Self-Driving Ubers Return to the Road Following Arizona Crash March 29, 2017 | Greg Rogers March 29, 2017 - Uber's automated vehicles are back on the road following a collision in Tempe, Arizona last week...
Congress Examines the Levels of Vehicle Automation March 29, 2017 | Greg Rogers March 29, 2017 - On Tuesday, March 28, the House Energy & Committee Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of April 3, 2017 March 29, 2017 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, April 4 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Aviation - subcommittee hearing on enabling innovation in the...
Senate Commerce Examines Airports; Aviation Manufacturing March 29, 2017 | Rui Neiva March 29, 2017 - On March 23, the Senate Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing exploring two distinct issues: airports, and...
April 1, 1967 – USDOT Opens for Business March 29, 2017 | Jeff Davis The U.S. Department of Transportation first opened for business on Saturday, April 1, 1967.
