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Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed transportation funding cuts
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development shot down President Trump’s attempt to eliminate transportation grants by voting for a 2018 spending bill that includes $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which provides cities and states with cash for surface transportation projects, The Hill reports. The bill […]
July 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe touts Atlantic Gateway project to extend I-95, add rail service
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently touted a series of transportation improvements labeled Atlantic Gateway projects that would extend the high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along portions of Interstate 95, a new bridge over the interstate and rail improvements, according to a report by the Washington Post. McAuliffe spoke of the projects on WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” […]
July 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
House votes against Amtrak cuts in THUD bill markup
In a markup of its version of the an appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD), the House voted against proposals to make significant cuts to Amtrak funding, The Hill reports. The bill, which the House Appropriations Committee approved last month, approves $52 billion for the two departments through […]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
$71.4 million Indiana Gateway rail line project kicks off
The $71.4 million Indiana Gateway project to improve rail lines between Porter, Ind., and the Illinois state line, kicked off May 29 with Indiana state Gov. Mike Pence and representatives from Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Norfolk Southern line of the railroad system. Pence notes in written remarks that the Indiana Gateway […]
June 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Pets to ride Amtrak lines in Chicago
Amtrak riders in Chicago, Illinois could soon start commuting with man’s best friend. Related: Teaching Dogs to Fly The company will start testing its new pets-on-board policy May 5, allowing travelers to pay a fee of $25 to take their small cats and dogs on board, Chicago Sun-Times reports. Any pet on the train would need […]
May 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation advocates discuss flaws in House GOP budget
The House Budget Committee marked up the recently-introduced House Republican 2015 fiscal year budget Wednesday evening. When the committee’s chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), introduced the $1.014 trillion bill on Tuesday, it received criticism from Democrats as well as the White House, which said the measure “would force deep cuts to investments in our roads […]
April 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Amtrak riders to tweet, blog their 2-day #AmtrakLive trip
Amtrak is taking its Texas Eagle train to Twitter and Instagram. Next month, the company will host #AmtrakLive, a two-day trip from Los Angeles, California to Austin, Texas for 30 riders who will tweet and blog about the experience. [youtube bSTSUt1-DpM nolink] The journey takes travelers to SXSW, a series of film, interactive and music […]
February 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Polar vortex forces transportation changes across U.S.
The extremely cold temperatures that began over the weekend in most parts of the U.S. is forcing some state departments of transportation to rethink their winter weather plans. The frigid weather — which, according to a Huffington Post report, is called a “polar vortex” — could break wind chill records in many states as far […]
January 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Amtrak names Gerald Sokol, Jr. CFO
Amtrak announced Wednesday that Gerald Sokol, Jr. is the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective December 3. He will report directly to Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman. Sokol’s responsibilities as CFO will include corporate finance, business forecasting and development of growth strategies. Most recently, Sokol held the position of president and CEO of […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
‘Empire State to Golden State’ nuns on Amtrak
Editor’s note: This blog mentions a religious group with Sedevacantism beliefs, meaning the group does not recognize any of the popes inaugurated after Pope Pius II died in 1958. Amtrak’s newest ad features four nuns as they begin their journey out West. However, the Rorate Caeli blog raises questions about whether Amtrak knows that these […]
October 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Amtrak anticipates new long distance passenger rail cars to begin arriving next summer
Amtrak has announced that it is planning to begin field testing its new long distance passenger rail cars this winter. More than 400 employees are performing the manufacturing and final assembly work at the company’s CAF USA facility in Elmira, New York. [youtube fHAGdl5J0uw nolink] Amtrak is spending $298.1 million on 130 single-level long distance […]
October 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
Trains are public places. Who knew?
A former National Security Agency (NSA) chief learned Thursday that trains are public places — really public places, with people who can overhear and disperse information from private phone conversations. Michael Hayden, who directed the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under President George W. Bush, disclosed off-the-record comments to reporters during several phone […]
October 25, 2013
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