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5 days ago · Transportation Today is a publication of Macallan Communications. It is your daily source of news about the latest regulations and innovations that drive the transportation industry across its diverse network.
Weekly rail traffic up 5.1 percent, report finds
14 hours ago · Rail traffic was up to 389,700 carloads, an increase of more than 5 percent compared to last year, according to a weekly traffic report from the Association of American Railroads. The report showed that total carloads for the week ending Dec. 28 were 184,028, up 1.1 percent compared to the same week ...
Transportation Department penalizes JetBlue $2M for chronically …
1 day ago · The U.S. Department of Transportation recently penalized JetBlue $2 million for operating multiple chronically delayed flights. Half the penalty must be paid to the U.S. Treasury while the other half must be used to compensate passengers that either were affected by a chronically delayed flight in the past or will experience a delay of three hours or more, or a flight cancellation, within the ...
Norfolk Southern completes design for Pittsburgh Vertical …
14 hours ago · The Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (NSRC), and Pittsburgh-based civil engineering firm Michael Baker International, recently completed the final design of the Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Projects (PVC), a series of bridge projects to be completed in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the city of Pittsburgh.
Rail - Transportation Today
5 days ago · Freight and rail operations leader Wabtec Corporation acquired Bloom Engineering, the companies announced Monday. Wabtec, a leader in the decarbonization of freight rail, said it would be incorpor...
USDOT fines Lufthansa, Swiss for flying in prohibited airspace
5 days ago · The U.S. Department of Transportation recently fined Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Swiss International Air Lines AG $200,000 each for operating flights carrying United Airlines’ designator code in airspace prohibited to U.S. operators. The airlines also were ordered to cease and desist. The fines ...
Bill introduced to protect Amtrak Passengers’ rights
Dec 31, 2024 · To help rail passengers in the event something goes wrong, U.S. Reps Brendan Boyle and Chris Deluzio (both D-PA) introduced legislation recently to end forced arbitration for Amtrak passengers. The Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act aims to protect the ability and rights of Amtrak riders ...
New York congestion pricing program largely upheld in federal court
5 days ago · New York’s controversial congestion pricing program seems to be able to move forward toward it slated Jan. 5 implementation date after a federal judge in New Jersey ruled in the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) favor. But officials in New Jersey say the judge’s ruling calls for further ...
MBTA announces completion of Track Improvement Program
Dec 30, 2024 · Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined state and local officials to celebrate the completion of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Program’s Track Improvement Program and the removal of slow zones for the first time in two decades. MBTA has removed more than 220 speed restrictions since 2023, and ...
Maritime - Transportation Today
Dec 23, 2024 · The Board of Commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $9.4 billion budget for the coming year, including more than $4 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in c...