Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of a derailment at Paulsboro Bridge in New Jersey, which resulted in a hazardous material release. The derailment occurred because Consolidated Rail Corporation rules allowed the train to proceed past a red signal onto a movable bridge without the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.48 Million For Bridge Improvements in Five States
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia to receive extra funding Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today awarded $1.48 million in grants to help five states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia – improve bridge construction and repair using cutting-edge technologies. “There are many benefits to[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces More Than $3 Million for Federal Road Projects in Hawaii, Montana, Oregon and Tennessee
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Road projects on federal lands in four states will receive $3.04 million from the Federal Highway Administration to improve access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced today. “The roads that carry America to and through its national forests and parks, tribal lands and other[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes New Regulation to Protect Motorcoach and Large Bus Passengers in Rollover Crashes
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today proposed a new federal motor vehicle safety standard to protect motorcoach and other large bus passengers in rollover crashes. The proposal aims to improve the structural design of large buses to ensure that passengers are better[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary Foxx on Senate Highway Trust Fund Vote
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Secretary Anthony Foxx of the US Department of Transportation issued the following statement on the US Senate’s bi-partisan Highway Trust Fund vote: "I applaud the Senate’s strong bipartisan vote, which sends a clear message that we need action on a long-term transportation bill this year, and reaffirms that[Read More…]
Average Airfare Decreases in First Quarter of 2014
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BTS Air Fares, Origin and Destination Survey Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The average domestic air fare decreased to $381 in the first quarter of 2014, down 1.0 percent from the average fare of $384 in the first quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
PSC Professor Elighie Wilson Receives IHSA Distinguished Service Award
Professor Elighie Wilson III. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) Professor of Communication Elighie Wilson III recently was named a recipient of a Distinguished Service Award by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Wilson was recognized for his long history of service to the IHSA. For more[Read More…]
‘PGA TOUR Rewind’ on iTunes Offers Archived Videos Featuring PGA TOUR Tournament Recaps, Select Champions Dating Back to 1990
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL-(ENEWSPF)- The PGA TOUR is digging into its vast vault of archived videos to offer fans direct access to premium tournament recaps for the first time, available exclusively on iTunes. Fans can now relive past tournaments and victories by some of the TOUR’s biggest stars dating back[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Ukraine, July 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014 – 3:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. In the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, and countries around the world, families are still in shock over the sudden and tragic loss of nearly 300 loved ones senselessly killed when their civilian airliner was shot down over territory[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Kirby, July 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN REAR ADM. KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Look, I know there’s been some — some breaking news here out of Europe, so if you’ll just bear with me, I’m going to read you just a short statement here. During a routine post-flight maintenance inspection of[Read More…]
