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After Years of Delays, Amtrak Moves Toward Faster Trains in the Northeast

A new train for the busy Washington to Boston route has finally passed a computer modeling test and is set for tryouts on the tracks....

F.A.A. Is Investigating Boeing Over 737 Max 9 Incident

Regulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.

Cockpit Recording’s Erasure Hampers Boeing 737 Max 9 Investigation

Cockpit voice recorders in the U.S. start rerecording every two hours, a limit that the National Transportation Safety Board says should be extended to 25...

Boeing Max 9 Plane Had Been Barred From Long Flights Over Water

Alaska Airlines restricted the use of the plane, which lost part of its fuselage on Friday, because of a warning light that went off on...

America’s Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking

Parking spots for trucks are in short supply around the country, and the problem can lead to unsafe situations for long-haul truck drivers and other...

A Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Air Travel, Officials Warn

If the government shuts down, air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers will continue to work, but they will not be paid until the...

Freight Railroads Seek Changes to Federal Safety Program Before Joining It

After the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the nation’s major freight railroads agreed to join a federal program for workers to report safety issues. But...

U.S. Moves to Improve Airplane Bathrooms for People With Disabilities

New regulations announced by the Transportation Department will mandate that more new planes have accessible lavatories, though the requirement will not take effect for years.

Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage?

The Biden administration is funding projects around the country aimed at reconnecting communities that have been divided by transportation infrastructure.

Tyre Nichols’s Parents to Attend State of the Union Address

“It’s important for them to be here in the gallery that night to listen to the president,” said the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus,...
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