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Wednesday, October 11, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today designated two new high-speed rail corridors in northern New England and the South Central states, and announced the extension of three existing designated corridors to serve Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky...
Wednesday, October 18, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval of high-speed service for Amtrak’s Acela Express equipment on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). FRA’s approval indicates that...
Wednesday, October 25, 2000 (Washington, DC ) Federal Railroad Administration-led partnerships with rail labor, management and others helped reduce train accident fatalities by 87 percent, rail employee casualties by nearly 34 percent, and highway rail crossing fatalities by more than 35 percent...
Thursday, April 09, 1998 (Washington, DC) TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER UNVEILS COMMUTER RAIL STATION AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
In conjunction with a six-state tour reviewing key transportation priorities, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today participated in a...
Friday, October 27, 2000 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced completion of a study of costs associated with implementation of Quiet Zones in several Chicago-area communities.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) study, performed at the...
Tuesday, November 21, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mortimer L. Downey and Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today unveiled the T-2000 and T-16 Track Geometry Vehicles, which will enable railroad inspectors to find questionable track conditions...
Monday, December 11, 2000 (Washington, DC )
Commending the leadership of Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced that Molitoris will resign her position on December 31, 2000. Appointed by President Clinton in...
Monday, February 08, 1999 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced the award of a $3.7 million contract to ENSCO, Inc., of Springfield, Va., for the acquisition of a new track geometry measurement vehicle to replace the FRA’s 18-year-old...
Tuesday, March 16, 1999 (Washington, DC) I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of all on-board Amtrak’s City of New Orleans—especially to those people who lost loved ones—in the terrible catastrophe last night outside of Chicago. Many individuals...
Friday, April 09, 1999 (Washington, DC) RAYMOND, Miss.—U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater with Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris, U.S. Rep. Ronnie Shows and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson today discussed highway-rail grade crossing safety at a community roundtable...