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DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe
Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
Rule Will Make Significant and Extensive Changes to Improve Accident Prevention, Mitigation, and Emergency...
Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains
In this final rule, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is adopting requirements designed to reduce the consequences and, in some instances, reduce the probability of accidents involving trains...Summary of Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains” Final Rulemaking
Read the complete rule here. Read the press release here. Read Acting Administrator's Statement
Environmental Impact Statement for Dallas-Houston High Speed Passenger Rail Corridor
Environmental Impact Statement for Dallas—Houston High Speed Passenger Rail CorridorU.S High Speed Rail Association
It’s a pleasure to be here today to speak to the membership of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association. Many of you here today have been tireless partners in the advancement of High Speed Rail in the United States. The Administration and DOT thank you for your continued support. Secretary Foxx also...DOT Agencies Take Coordinated Actions to Increase the Safe Transportation of Energy Products
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced with its agencies, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a package of targeted actions that will address some of the issues identified in recent...
Notification of Modification of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request
Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, this document provides notice of FRA’s intent to modify the existing instructions applicable to one currently approved information collection reporting form (Form FRA F 6180.54, Rail Equipment Accident/Incident...Federal Railroad Administration Invests $21.2 Million in Highway Grade Crossing Safety, Positive Train Control, and Passenger Rail
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, and passenger rail. FRA awarded the grants as part of a Notice of Funding...
Federal Railroad Administration announces 2015 Right-of-Way Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop
WASHINGTON — The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the dates and location for its 2015 Right-of-Way Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop. This year's workshop will be held August 4 - 6, 2015, at the Sheraton...