The commuter rail industry made significant progress installing Positive Train Control (PTC) in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, according to the American Public Transportation Association (AP...
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Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Groupe Renault-Nissan Motor Co.-Mitsubishi Motors, recently invested in in advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company Enevate Corp...
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A record 30.6 million passengers are forecasted to travel on U.S. airlines during the 12-day Thanksgiving air travel period, according to industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A). If ...
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Dr. Hassan Shahidi will become the Flight Safety Foundation’s president and CEO in January, the foundation recently announced. Shahidi is an aviation safety and air traffic management leader and ...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently urged the Trump Administration to issue tariffs exemption for Canada and Mexico on steel and aluminum before the United States-Mexico-Ca...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently for the new 2.5 million-square-foot Multi Modal Facility (MMF) serving O’Hare International Airport. The ground transportation center will improve con...
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Indiana’s Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative recently awarded $100 million in state-matched funds for 283 municipal and county road projects. This year, 444 communities had applied ...
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This Thanksgiving, 54.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, AAA forecasts, reflecting a 4.8 percent jump from last year and the highest travel volume since 2005. AAA defi...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently named Matthew J. Jeanneret as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1. “Matt’s 20 years o...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded a $1.84 million grant to Penn Medicine to fund a three-company partnership to investigate strategies to reduce distracted driving. Penn Medicine ...
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Gasoline prices nationally are averaging $2.76 a gallon, the lowest price since the end of April. National prices also are 15 cents less than last month and six cents less than last week but are 24...
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Modernization projects on Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Plattsburgh International Airport have been completed, according to a recent announcement by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The Elmira ...
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Airlines for America officials maintain recently released Department of Labor statistics point to the airline industry as a contributor to the nation's job and wage growth. “Airlines connect the ...
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In an event that brought together workers, rail carriers, safety advocates, government officials, and various stakeholders, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hosted a summit last week on Tresp...
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A review of Union Pacific’s accident data for the past decade shows track defects cause the majority of accidents, Jennifer Homendy, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board member, said at...
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Of the 38,958 people who died in transportation-related accidents in 2017, 95 percent of them were killed in highway crashes, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration....
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraging Latin America and Caribbean governments to explore avenues to enhance the economic and social benefits of aviation. During the rece...
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CN announced last week that it had expanded its supply chain offerings with the acquisition of the Canadian TransX Group of Companies, one of that nation’s oldest and largest transportation companie...
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The Port of Los Angeles is planning a $34 million on-dock rail yard expansion project designed to improve the flow of cargo at the Terminal Island Railyard. The project also will reduce congestion ...
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A $1.9 million intersection modernization in Volney, New York, has been completed, according to Paul A. Karas, acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation. The project ea...
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