Education & Research

Education

• University Transportation Centers -- advanced transportation expertise.
• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy -- graduates professional officers to serve in our armed forces and merchant marine.
• Adopt-A-Ship Program Grades 5 through 8
• Aviation Education
• Careers in Transportation
• Especially for Kids and Teens
• Highway Educational Material

Research

• TranStats -- "one-stop shopping" for transportation data
• John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center -- an internationally recognized center of transportation and logistics expertise.
• Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center -- provides the world highway community with advanced research and development related to new highway technologies.
• National Transportation Library -- a repository of information about transportation from public and private organizations.
• DOT Library -- the gateway to a wealth of transportation information and services.
• FRA Research and Development