Transportation

John Robert Smith, CEO of Reconnecting America, will discuss “Passenger Trains and What They Can Do for Iowa,” on May 24 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Embassy Suites on the River in downtown Des …

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) officials found out yesterday that state money is off the table for a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

An infrastructure bill in the Iowa Legislature included a …

U.S. Airways tomorrow will begin operating two new daily flights from Des Moines International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The new flights, which were previously announced by the airline in February, will depart …

Sixty-eight percent of the nation’s highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated …

Workers affiliated with three American Airlines unions have agreed to support a potential merger with U.S. Airways Group, CNNMoney reported, citing a U.S. Air document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

The unions …

The Iowa Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation, will host in-person and online open house meetings in early May to discuss the Chicago to Omaha …

The Tomorrow Plan long-range regional planning process today unveiled its interactive “Design My DSM” tool.

The tool, developed by Massachusetts-based Sasaki Associates Inc., is designed to help users identify their top priorities for the region …

The Iowa Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation are studying the feasibility of expanding existing passenger rail service and developing a new regional passenger rail service from Chicago, …

Pilots who fly for Pinnacle Airlines Corp. plan to picket the company’s corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m., the Memphis Business Journal reported. The pilots, represented by the Air Line …

An annual shipping and logistics conference aimed at international shippers based throughout the Midwest will make its official launch April 17-18 in Des Moines. The Heartland Shippers Conference is presented by Cargo Business News, the …