Two Republican senators are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to account for “oversight” of the freight train system in the wake of the derailment in Ohio on Feb. 3. A 50-railcar Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, made headlines because of the 20 cars carrying vinyl chloride and other potentially toxic…

Two Republican senators are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to account for “oversight” of the freight train system in the wake of the derailment in Ohio on Feb. 3. A 50-railcar Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, made headlines because of the 20 cars carrying vinyl chloride and other potentially toxic…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been awarded $1.24 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Jan. 12. The funds are intended to help transit agencies around the country maintain service and keep workers on the payroll as surging COVID-19 cases strain the economy. “Public transportation…

In his first visit since the start of the supply chain crisis, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Los Angeles-area ports Jan. 11, commending port workers and officials for “saving Christmas.” “One of the reasons why Christmas was not, in fact, canceled was because ports like LA and Long Beach moved record levels of…

U.S. health officials are mulling a requirement that airline passengers test negative for COVID-19 before traveling domestically, according to a Biden administration official. The administration is engaged in an “active conversation” with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said during a recent interview on “Axios on HBO.” “What I can…