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Family members of victims of the most recent Boeing 737 Max aircraft crash testified before a House Transportation subcommittee at a a hearing on the state of aviation safety. Among the…

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing surface transportation infrastructure legislation. Committee Chair John Barrasso (R-WY) said lawmakers were…

The Bipartisan Policy Center held a discussion with United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz on corporate leadership. He discussed his leadership style at the airline, how it made the customer more…

The Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee held a hearing to examine Amtrak’s services and operations. Amtrak president and CEO Richard Anderson was among the witnesses who testified. He…

Four federal transportation policy officials testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on safety issues and proposed legislation extending national surface…

Airline pilots and aviation industry leaders testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation on the status of the Boeing 737 Max airplane. Witnesses…

Historian Rudolph Daniels talked about his book, The Great Railroad War: United States Railway Operations During World War I. He argued that the ability to move troops, equipment and…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to examine Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening policies and allegations of racial profiling. Among the witnesses were…

Michael Sullivan talked about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway to Tacoma, Washington, shaped the small, Pacific Northwest town. In 1873, the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make Tacoma…

To mark the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, the Stanford Historical Society hosted a day-long symposium. In this symposium session,…

David Kilton visited Promontory Summit, the site where the golden spike was struck completing construction on the Transcontinental Railroad. Construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad met at Promontory…

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…

Stanford University history Professor James Campbell presented a talk titled,"The Celestial Railroad Revisited: The Railroad in 19th Century American History and Culture." The Celestial…

On May 10, 1869, a symbolic final golden spike was driven into a rail, linking the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit,…

Acting Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Kelly and American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox testified about the challenges facing the…

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator nominee Stephen Dickson said if confirmed he is committed to restoring public confidence in the agency and finding out what happened with…

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Dan Elwell and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Robert Sumwalt testified before Congress on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane. Mr. Elwell…

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation released a report and hosted a panel discussion on efforts to institute a mileage-based road use tax to replace the gas tax.…

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg spoke with reporters following the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Chicago. He apologized for the loss of life on two of its 737 Max jets in recent…

Boeing hosted its annual shareholders meeting at the Field Museum in Chicago. The meeting came just months after two of its 737 Max jet series crashed in Ethiopia and in the sea off…