The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Maryland Department of Transportation have agreed to simplify their residents’ experiences in car buying. The agreement will make it easier for car owners to complete title registrations. Read More »

The most recent extension on funding for federal transportation projects is the 33rd measure of its kind passed by Congress in the past six years, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) said on Wednesday.The PIRG said Congress has been using these extensions since the original 2009 expiration of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Read More »

Protran Technology, a company with Harsco Rail and an industry leader with warning devices and advanced safety technology, said on Tuesday that it has received a significant railway safety technology order from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which is the operator of America’s sixth-biggest rapid-transit system by ridership. Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a statement on Friday concerning legislation that was recently introduced to extend federal surface-transportation funding for two months. Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, are concerned about the impending expiration of Highway Trust Fund authorization. Read More »

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) said on Friday in a statement that certain aspects of the Department of Transportation's new federal safety standards for transporting crude oil, ethanol and other volatile liquids by rail tank car could have unintended consequences. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), co-sponsor of the Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act, said recently that Congress needs to stop kicking the can down the road and find a long-term solution to the country’s ailing Highway Trust Fund.  “My family was in the construction business, and that gives me a unique perspective. I understand the need for a long-term (funding) solution. This bill forces Congress to act and find a way to pay for it,” Barletta said in a phone interview with TI News Daily. Read More »

Penske Truck Leasing Co. received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Technology Award on Friday. Read More »

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mayor Rick Gray is calling attention to the need for more transportation funding dollars, giving the city’s roads a grade of D+. The city has a 20-year capital master plan with a more-than-$100-million price tag. The city is three years into that plan and behind schedule already. Read More »

The Reading and Northern Railroad recently announced that it has named Thomas Cook as the company’s new Vice President of Transportation and Safety. In 1984, Cook earned his BA in Business Administration from Gettysburg College. Cook’s previous experience with leadership and operations is marked by a zeal of developing engineers and employees while making safety a top priority. In January 2015, Cook retired from CSX Transportation and Conrail, where he worked for 30 years. Read More »

In an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, two House leaders introduced legislation on Monday that would block the rule from taking effect. U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Bob Gibbs (R-OH), chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, are sponsoring the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015. Read More »

Proposed projects can include ports, aviation, bridges, roads and railways. Read More »

A recent report from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) states that fatalities due to traffic in Pennsylvania hit a record low in 2014, the department announced on Wednesday.  Read More »

Pine-Richland School District agrees to pay $3.7 million a year for bus service Read More »

As a part of the update to Pennsylvania’s Twelve Year Transportation Program, Pennsylvanians are invited to visit www.TalkPATransportation.com to offer input on their transportation priorities by registering for an interactive online public meeting on April 16. Read More »

The U.S. House passed the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA) on Wednesday in an effort to improve the country's passenger rail system, including Amtrak. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, made opening statements ahead of Tuesday's hearing on a bill for reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. Read More »

Rep. Bill Shuster said the Senate's passage of legislation to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is a welcome step Read More »

In an effort to increase the cargo activity out of the Port of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has created a new five-year program called the Intermodal Cargo Growth Incentive Program. Read More »