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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is providing $30.2 million to Amtrak to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy along its heavily-traveled Northeast Corridor. The funding comes from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 and is being...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an industry-wide safety advisory to warn about safety hazards associated with flat switching operations on railroads. Since 2009, six railroad employees sustained fatal injuries placing themselves between unsecured rolling...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today obligated a $2.2 million grant for the City of Tavares, Fla., to help with upgrades along a 57-mile stretch of Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) track between Orlando and Umatilla, Fla....
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SEATTLE – Associate Federal Railroad Administrator Kevin Thompson today joined Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Congressman Jim McDermott at the ribbon cutting for the newly revitalized King Street Station. The $55 million project, which received $32.9 million from the U.S. Department of...