As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack. Al Messerschmidt/WireImage hide caption
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Pete Buttigieg, with his hand on the Bible held by husband Chasten Buttigieg, gets sworn in as transportation secretary by Vice President Harris on Feb. 3. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Pete Buttigieg speaks on Dec. 16 after he was nominated to be transportation secretary by then-President-elect Joe Biden. Buttigieg faced a largely friendly reception at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Elaine Chao arrived at Trump Tower last week to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he announced she was his pick to lead the Department of Transportation. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic in Canada's Quebec province on July 6, 2013, sparking explosions that engulfed about 30 buildings in fire. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S., Canada Announce New Safety Standards For Oil Trains
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4. President Obama on Monday will nominate Foxx as his new transportation secretary. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption