by Julia Shapero | Nov 23, 2021 | Transportation
WASHINGTON – The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress on Friday will pour billions of dollars into the country’s passenger rail, freight rail and at-grade railroad crossings, helping to replace outdated rail equipment and improve safety and mobility...
by Isabel Miller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to work with employees to get vaccinated or receive an approved exemption prior to Thanksgiving when President Biden’s executive order for federal employees...
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by Jay Silver | Feb 10, 2021 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON — Regional transportation officials hope a $2 trillion infrastructure plan proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration will provide money to help them realize plans to increase the number of electric buses, ramp up road and bridge repairs and...
by Alicia Diaz | Oct 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy, Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON — American Airlines and United Airlines furloughed more than 30,000 employees Thursday after the Payroll Support Program, which provided $25 billion in coronavirus relief funding to the airline industry, expired. American Airlines CEO Doug...
by Jinman Li & Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON – An industry-backed bill to speed up the rollout of automated vehicles may get a Senate vote after months of delay. The measure, which would allow manufacturers to test self-driving cars before the adoption of comprehensive federal safety rules and prevent...
by Alexis Wainwright | Apr 19, 2017 | Featured, Transportation
Washington — Update 5:48pm Metro police have the first suspect in custody in connection with a earlier incident on the Metro. 21-year-old Marcus James Lee was arrested earlier today. The red line robbery occurred after 5 p.m. as the train approached the Wheaton...
