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Transportation Security Administration officials testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic and summer travel season. Other topics discussed included…

President Gerald Ford gave remarks and presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on July 1, 1976. The president is then seen…

Professor Heidi Hohmann talked about the rise of automobiles and the creation of roads leading to and through parks, which became known as parkways, and how innovations made for those were later…

Historian Dan Albert talked about his book, Are We There Yet?: The American Automobile Past, Present, and Driverless, in which he chronicles the history of U.S. autos and argues against…

Stanford University history Professor Richard White told the story of the “big four” key investors in the Transcontinental Railroad project: Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins…

Julia Cooke recounted the lives and careers of Pan Am stewardesses in the 1960's and 70's. This was a virtual event hosted by Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and TSA Acting Administrator LaJoye held a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as the summer travel season was beginning with…

Amy Harder talked about the future of electric vehicles.

Reuters transportation reporter David Shepardson discussed transportation and summer travel. Topics included the health of the travel industry and Ford Motors' new electric vehicles.

The Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretaries testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the Biden administration’s infrastructure proposals. Transportation…

Acting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) head Darby LaJoye testified on his agency’s budget and operations before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Lawmakers…

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security held a hearing on addressing challenges in the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) workforce. Several…

Viewers responded to the question “How much federal funding should there be for public transportation?”

President Biden made remarks on Amtrak’s 50th anniversary and his American Jobs Plan during a visit to Philadelphia. The president spoke about his years of riding Amtrak between Washington, D.C., and…

Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Bidens’s fiscal year 2022 Department of Transportation budget request. In his opening statement, Secretary Buttigieg discussed the administration’s…

The Cato Institute hosted a discussion on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and infrastructure funding. Robert Poole, Reason Foundation transportation policy director, and Randal O’Toole, Cato…

Aviation industry officials and public health experts testified on air travel safety amid the coronavirus pandemic before a Senate Commerce subcommittee. Other topics discussed included…

Historian Gretchen Sorin looked at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of African Americans, providing a new freedom that was supported by black-owned businesses and…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on his department’s plans for updating the nation’s infrastructure. In his opening remarks, Secretary…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D), and executives from Amtrak, CSX, and VRE announce a $3.7 billion investment to expand rail services in Virginia.