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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $497,050 grant to the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) to test safety equipment that block all lanes of traffic at a high-risk highway-rail grade crossing. The device is comprised of a...
Thursday, October 14, 2004 (Washington, DC) A demonstration project of self-propelled passenger rail cars between Miami and West Palm Beach will continue with a $4.9 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Florida Department of Transportation and the South Florida...
Friday, October 15, 2004 (Washington, DC) NTAD 2004 Geographic Databases Released. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released the 2004 updated edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD). This edition of NTAD includes, for...
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 (Washington, DC) Oregon’s Port of Umatilla in the northern part of the state has been awarded a $2,781,800 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to replace a gantry crane in use since World War II, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta...
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration will partner with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway in a $482,000 federally funded research project using locomotive mounted digital video cameras to capture real-time data...
Friday, October 22, 2004 (Washington, DC) Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, Oct. 31, For Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, when clocks will be set back one hour. The change will provide an additional hour of daylight in the morning. Under...
Tuesday, November 02, 2004 (Washington, DC) Train crews will more likely survive and suffer fewer and less severe injuries from accidents under regulations proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), published in today’s Federal Register. Newly manufactured and rebuilt freight...
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Thursday, June 25, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Announces New Track Safety Regulations
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced updated track safety regulations that reflect significant changes in the railroad industry over the past two decades.
In developing the...
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Ensuring the safety of the nation’s railroad system is the number one mission of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In the aftermath of a string of train accidents involving Union Pacific (UP), FRA began in July 2004, an extensive and...