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Wednesday, October 05, 2005 (Washington, DC) Railroads, manufacturers, refiners, and businesses that ship or receive hazardous materials by rail should immediately improve procedures for tracking the movement of time-sensitive shipments, according to a Safety Advisory distributed by the Federal...
Friday, October 07, 2005 (Washington, DC) FMCSA Extends Deadline on State Testing of School Bus Drivers, Seeks Public Comment. As directed last month by Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended until Sept. 30, 2006...
Friday, October 14, 2005 (Washington, DC) News Digest University of Nebraska at Lincoln Receives FRA Grant to Study Rail Strength. Researchers at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln will use a $490,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to test track strength and rail stress...
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 (Washington, DC) Citing serious safety problems with track maintenance, employee training, bridge inspections, and highway-rail grade crossing warning systems, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has signed an agreement with the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 () The nation's railroads have been given 30 days to fix a growing safety problem with an increasing number of train crashes due to track switches left in the wrong position, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today. Mineta said his department...
Friday, November 04, 2005 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation will require railroads to inspect certain types of track joint bars more frequently using new uniform standards to help prevent train derailments, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today....
Wednesday, July 01, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Awards $1.45 Million to North Dakota To Repair Railroad Track Damaged in Spring Flooding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced today the award of $1.45 million in additional Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
Monday, November 14, 2005 (Washington, DC ) A federally funded test of new technology designed to prevent train accidents in dark, or non-signalled, rail territory by electronically monitoring the position of railroad switches is underway, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y....
Thursday, December 01, 2005 (Washington, DC ) The comprehensive and effective highway-rail grade crossing safety oversight program of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will be further strengthened as a result of recommendations made by the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector...
Monday, December 12, 2005 (Washington, DC) Track-caused train derailments resulting from inadequate track maintenance and inspection has led the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to enter into an agreement with the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) to improve its compliance...