In response to several fatal rail accidents between 2002 and 2008, Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the first authorization of FRA’s safety programs since 1994.  RSIA directs FRA to, among other things, promulgate new...

Overview

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act (P.L. 114-94), was the first long-term Federal transportation bill in more than 10 years.  The FAST Act authorized $305 billion over fiscal years 2016 through 2020...

FRA has developed model legislation, made available to States, to address certain railroad safety issues.

• Sight Distance at Passive Highway-Rail Grade...