Federal Railroad Administration Strengthens Training Requirements for Railroad Safety Employees

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule that strengthens training requirements for railroad employees and contractors who perform safety-related work. The rule, which was mandated by the Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008, ensures safety-...

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration Eliminates One of the Nation’s Largest Rail Chokepoints in Chicago

CHICAGO – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today joined Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin and other federal, state and local officials for the dedication of the Englewood Flyover project. The $133 million Flyover, which received $126 million from the Federal...

FRA Develops First Multi-State Planning Study for High-Performance Rail in the Southwest; Invites Other Regions to Participate

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published its first multi-state plan for a comprehensive, high-performing passenger rail network that will support rail planning in six Southwestern states over the next 35 years. This is...

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Findings from Metra Safety Assessment

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the findings and recommendations from its focused safety assessment of Chicago’s Metra. The assessment finds Metra to be generally compliant with federal...

FRA releases DEIS for Public Comment on All Aboard Florida Project

WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Orlando to West Palm Beach section (Phase II)  of All Aboard Florida – Operations LLC’s (AAF) passenger...

FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Prevent Unintended Movement of Trains

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will help protect communities from crude oil and hazardous materials incidents by strengthening requirements for securing...

FRA Funds Two Grants to Mitigate Risk among Short Line Railroads

FRA 08-14

Monday, August 22, 2014

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Tel.: (202) 493-6024

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Federal Railroad Administration Funds Two Grants to Mitigate Risk among Short Line Railroads Hauling Hazardous Materials

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Federal Railroad Administration Issues Record of Decision for California High-Speed Train Fresno to Bakersfield Section

WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 114-mile Fresno to Bakersfield Section of the California High-Speed Train System. The ROD is the last step in the National Environmental Policy...

News Digest: FRA Provides $1.8 Million TIGER 2013 Grant for Oklahoma Track Rehabilitation Project.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $1.8 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to rehabilitate 12 miles of track on the state-owned rail line located between Erick and Sayre, Okla., that will...

News Digest: FRA Provides $2.97 Million to Port of San Francisco for Track Improvements

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Capital Program grant to improve a nearly mile long track within the Port of San Francisco.  Once completed in July 2015, the Quint Street Lead between Oakdale...