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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $2.4 Billion for High Speed Rail Projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states will share in $2.4 billion to continue developing America’s first nationwide program of high-...
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DOT, EPA Propose the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve...
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Secretary LaHood Announces More Than 70 Innovative Transportation Projects Competitively Funded Under TIGER II
Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share nearly $600 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s popular TIGER II program for major...
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June 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Down 2.4 Percent from June 2012
June 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Down 2.4 Percent from June 2012
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Administration Announces Amtrak Refinancing Plan to Save Taxpayers More Than $160 Million
A refinancing agreement between the U.S. government and Amtrak will save taxpayers approximately $162 million, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Treasury announced today.
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Long Tarmac Delays in August Show Steep Drop from Last Year
The nation’s largest airlines reported only one flight in August with a tarmac delay of more than three hours, compared to 66 flights in August 2009, with no change in the rate of canceled flights...
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DOT Proposes to Approve Antitrust Immunity for U.S.-Japan Aviation Alliances
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed to grant antitrust immunity to two air carrier alliances for services between the United States and Japan, subject to the Open-Skies...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Participates in International Walk to School Day
At an event celebrating International Walk to School Day, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined elementary school students in Silver Spring, Maryland today to showcase the federal ”Safe...