Overview

The Post-Accident Testing (PATT) mobile application is developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The primary purpose of the PATT application is to aid railroads and their contractors...

EAST PALESTINE, OH — Today, officials from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) traveled to East Palestine, O.H., as the U.S. Department of Transportation continues to support the...

This report documents stakeholder perceptions emerging from focus groups about very long trains (VLTs) with participants from three labor unions, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and two freight railroads. All stakeholders expressed...

Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the fines for rail safety regulations...