U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $8.9 Million TIGER 2013 Grant to Vermont for Western Corridor Rail Rehabilitation

Project Supports President Obama’s Call to ‘Fix it First’

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the Vermont Agency of Transportation has been awarded an $8.9 million grant. The project is one of 52...

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Holds Emergency Meeting: Group Considers Additional Rail Safety Measures for Hazardous Materials Transport

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) met today in an emergency session to begin consideration of additional regulatory or other safety measures following the derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada earlier this summer...

49th Meeting of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

FRA Response to AAR Request for Partial Relief to Emergency Order 28

AAR Letter to FRA: Emergency Order 28 Request for Partial Relief

Hazardous Materials: Improving the Safety of Railroad Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Guidance on Emergency Order 28

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Multistate Request for Proposals for Next-Generation Passenger Rail Locomotives

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that U.S. manufacturers are being invited to submit bids to produce high-performance, next-generation diesel-electric locomotives.

“When we make smart investments...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Important Milestone on Grant for Rochester, N.Y., Train Station

New Station Improves Access to Amtrak Service, Passenger Amenities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the obligation of a $15 million grant to design and construct a new train station in Rochester, N.Y. The project is one of 47...

Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) Emergency Meeting