It was a back-to-the-future moment. Rep. Bill Shuster, the Pennsylvania Republican taking over the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, received the gavel in a packed room that featured his 81-year-old father, Bud, who presided over the panel for six years...
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Photograph by Gary M. Baranec/Altoona Mirror/AP Photo
Retired Rep. Bud Shuster, right, congratulates his son, Bill, after Bill clinched the Republican nomination to fill Shuster's 9th District congressional seat in this file photo.
Transportation’s Gavel-Passing: Recalling Gentlemen’s Old Days
Photograph by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Passengers walk beneath an Amtrak sign at Union Station in Washington.
Amtrak’s Rough Ride Renewed
Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman had hoped for an easier ride in 2013 after Florida Republican John Mica had to relinquish the chairmanship of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mica, who was term-limited out of the post, took great pleasure...
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