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Federal Railroad Administration Announces Cause of Mount Carbon Derailment, Steps to Prevent Future Accidents
Will push for stronger track inspector training Secures commitment from CSX to use improved technology to assist in inspections
Montgomery, W.Va.— The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the cause of the February 16, 2015 CSX/Plains All American...
Foxx: Richmond-to-Raleigh High-Speed Rail Proposal Receives All Clear
Secretary urges continued cooperation to build project
Project would reduce trip time to just over 2 hours from current 3.5
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA),...
STATEMENT BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
SARAH E. FEINBERG ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATEMENT BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION NOMINATION HEARINGFRA Announces $10 Million for States to Improve Highway-Rail Crossings, Track Along Energy Routes
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is soliciting applications for $10 million in competitive grant funding available to states to improve highway-rail grade crossings and track along routes that transport energy products like crude oil and...
Detailed Report Shows Most Railroads Will Miss Positive Train Control Deadline
WASHINGTON —The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today sent its Status of Positive Train Control Implementation report to Congress. The report is mandated by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee and shows that after seven years and significant assistance from FRA,...
FRA Announces Final Rule to Prevent Unattended Trains from Rolling Away
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude, ethanol, poisonous by inhalation (PIH), toxic by inhalation (TIH), and other highly flammable contents from rolling away. Railroad employees who are...
Final Rule: Securement of Unattended Equipment
The version of the final rule being posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the final rule. The official version of the final rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly different than this website...Federal Railroad Administration to Railroads: Notification of Crude Oil Trains to States Must Continue
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today sent a letter again instructing railroads transporting crude oil that they must continue to notify State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) and Tribal Emergency Response Commissions (TERCs) of the expected movement of Bakken...