Federal Railroad Administration Launches New Smartphone App to Raise Awareness of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of an iOS smartphone mobile application, the Rail Crossing Locator, which provides the public with easy access to safety information about the nation’s more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings....

Advisory Committee Recommends Passenger Rail Crashworthiness Standards to Accommodate High-Speed Rail

 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) voted unanimously to recommend that the Transportation Secretary work to implement new crashworthiness performance...

48th Meeting of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

Chicago - Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Notice of Intent

Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Federal Register a Notice of Intent

APTA Annual Rail Conference

News Digest: DOT Awards More Than $7 Million To Improve Freight Transportation Options to Southern Oregon and Northern California

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $7 million to the State of Oregon through a TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant to support a $9.4 million project that will rehabilitate a 296-mile stretch of short line railroad track operated by...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $10.9 Million to West Memphis, Ark. for Rail Improvements to Multimodal Logistics Park

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $10.9 million TIGER 2012 grant to the City of West Memphis, Ark. to expand the city’s port.  Once the expansion is complete, the port will be able to handle increased freight rail capacity, helping businesses...

Amtrak Locomotive Unveiling – Press Event

2013 National Train Day Celebration