U. S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Non-Electric High-Speed Passenger Rail Demonstration Project

Thursday, October 07, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced an aggressive schedule to begin testing and demonstration of a prototype high-speed non-electric passenger locomotive on high-speed rail passenger corridors.

"High-speed...

U. S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Y2K Readiness Assessment of Major Freight Railroads

Friday, October 08, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced publication of an independent Y2K readiness assessment of America’s four largest freight railroads: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific....

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Contract for Rails-With-Trails Best Practices Report

Friday, October 08, 1999 (Washington DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of a $340,000 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contract to Alta Transportation Consulting of San Rafael, Calif., for the development of a best practices report that will...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Slater Announces Administration’s Bill to Reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board

Friday, October 15, 1999 (Washington, DC ) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced and transmitted to Congress the administration’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) reauthorization proposal that would allow for more competitive service, restore important...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Detail of Erie County Deputy to FRA Safety Office

Wednesday, October 20, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that Sgt. Gary W. Horton of the Erie County, New York, Sheriff’s Office has begun a one-year detail to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to serve as a national...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Rail Safety Agreement With The Peruvian Ministry of Transport

Friday, October 22, 1999 (Washington DC)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and Peruvian Minister of Transport, Communications, Housing and Construction Alberto Pandolfi today pledged their commitment to the exchange of information aimed at improving railroad safety in...

FRA Final Report on CSXT: Progress Made on Safety Assurance Program

Tuesday, February 24, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA Final Report on CSXT: Progress Made on Safety Assurance Program

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released its final report on CSX Transportation Incorporated (CSXT), a comprehensive FRA review prompted by a series of...

Federal Railroad Administration and OSHA Sign Agreement to Protect Railroad Workers from Retaliation

Federal Railroad Administration and OSHA Sign Agreement to Protect Railroad Workers from Retaliation 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...

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FRA Proposes Revisions to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations.   The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would clarify certain requirements of the existing emergency preparedness standards for...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market

Rail Upgrades Will Reduce Truck Traffic, Improve Air Quality and Add Rail Capacity at One of the World’s Largest Wholesale Markets

NEW YORK –...