New Status Update Underscores Need for Continued Positive Train Control Implementation and Funding

WASHINGTON – A status update released today by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) underscores the need for railroads to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) as quickly and safely as possible. The update also highlights the Administration’s repeated calls for Congress to...

FRA Awards $25 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC).  FRA received 30 eligible...

DOT Announces $199 Million Available for Positive Train Control Implementation on Commuter Railroads

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will accept applications for $199 million in competitive grant funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation.  The grants, which will be selected by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and...

FRA Issues New Rule Requiring Passenger Railroads to Proactively Identify and Reduce Safety Risks

FRA Issues New Rule Requiring Passenger Railroads to Proactively Identify and Reduce Safety Risks

New rule establishes proactive safety approach for passenger rail will help passenger railroads achieve next level of safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S...

Federal Railroad Administrator: We All Must Do More to Prevent Fatalities at Railroad Crossings

WASHINGTON –Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg today called for greater action to prevent fatalities at the nation’s more than 200,000 railroad crossings following several significant incidents in recent weeks that have killed parents and their children at railroad...

FRA Approves Passenger Rail Blueprint to Connect Boston and New Haven to Montreal, Add Service for Central Massachusetts

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a Finding of No Significant Impact on the Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative (Initiative). The finding clears the way for states and the federal government to...

FRA and TxDOT Outline Passenger Rail Options Between Oklahoma City and Southern Texas, Seek Public Input

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have released 10 service and route options for new and improved conventional and high-speed passenger rail service connecting Oklahoma...

New FRA Rules Strengthen Protections for Maintenance of Way Workers, Expand Drug and Alcohol Testing

 Separate rules increase protections, add Maintenance of Way workers to drug and alcohol testing policy

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has issued two...

Federal Railroad Administration Marks One-Year Anniversary of Amtrak 188 Derailment

PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the following statement from Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg on the one-year anniversary of the Amtrak 188 derailment. The passenger train derailed during the evening of May 12, 2015. Eight people died and more than...

U.S. DOT Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant to Extend Amtrak Service to Burlington

Project includes new passenger platforms in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Burlington

 BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg joined Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy...