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FRA Gives Green Light to Rebuild BWI Rail Station, Increase Service and Reliability
Completed environmental review allows Maryland to secure funds for final design and construction
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the new Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood...
FRA Extends Comment Period for NEC FUTURE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it will extend the formal comment period for the NEC FUTURE Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 Draft EIS) until February 15, 2016.
The...
Stepped-Up Enforcement Leads to Federal Railroad Administration’s Highest-Ever Penalty Collection Rate
Enforcement push is part of broader effort to increase overall rail safety
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its stepped-up enforcement of railroad safety regulations led to the highest-ever civil penalty collection rate in...
Track Safety Standards Compliance Manual
This manual is a supplement to the Safety Assurance and Compliance Program General Manual, hereafter called the "General Manual." This discipline specific manual prescribes the manner in which Federal and State Track Inspectors shall engage in investigative and monitoring activities to assure...RailTrends 2015 Annual Conference
Remarks AS DELIVERED
Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg
RailTrends 2015 Annual Conference
New York City
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Good morning. Thank you for...
Preparedness Plan for Movement of Stored Military Railroad Equipment (DODX) Mechanical Inspection and One-Time Movement Authority (OTM)
To assist the Department of Defense (DoD) and the railroads for the safe transport of vital military materiel from CONUS storage/training facilities to coastal port locations via rail, utilizing closely coordinated safety inspections by FRA personnel. Timely departure/arrival of these trains is of...U.S. DOT Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for Willmar Rail Connector and Industrial Access in Willmar, MN
Projects Target Future Needs in Rural and Urban Communities Nationwide
Willmar, Minn. – Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Willmar...
FRA Releases Options to Guide Future Investment in Nation’s Critical Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released aTier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for NEC FUTURE, FRA’s long-term investment framework for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, DC and Boston, Mass.“Over the next 30 years, an...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for the Barnum Station Project in Connecticut
Projects Target Future Needs in Rural and Urban Communities Nationwide
Bridgeport, Conn. – Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Barnum Station Project in Bridgeport,...