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...

FRA Announces $25 Million Available for Rail Infrastructure Safety Upgrades

Administration has requested $2.3 billion in FY2017 budget

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications from local governments, states and railroads for $25...

FRA Releases List of Railroad Crossings with Most Incidents over Last Decade

Part of continued, increased focus on reducing fatalities at railroad crossings

Administrator urges increased cooperation, highlights funding opportunities, offers FRA expertise

WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing...

FRA Releases Revised Proposal to Rebuild B&P Tunnel After Receiving Input from Baltimore Community

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today presented a revised proposal to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel based on feedback provided to the FRA by Baltimore residents during three public hearings in February.  In December 2015,...

FRA Announces $25 Million Available for Positive Train Control Implementation

Administration has requested $1.25 billion to help railroads achieve implementation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $25...

Federal Railroad Administration Awards California $1.5 Million to Separate Railroad Tracks and Road at Crossing in Oxnard

Part of agency’s comprehensive campaign to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings

OXNARD, Calif.– The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a $1.5 million grant to the State of California to fund...