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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that U.S. manufacturers are being invited to submit bids to produce high-performance, next-generation diesel-electric locomotives.
“When we make smart investments...
New Station Improves Access to Amtrak Service, Passenger Amenities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the obligation of a $15 million grant to design and construct a new train station in Rochester, N.Y. The project is one of 47...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order and Safety Advisory to help prevent trains operating on mainline tracks or sidings from moving unintentionally. The FRA’s announcement was made in response...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today finalized a $10 million TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2011 grant for the Port of Northern Montana Multimodal Hub Center in Shelby, Mont. The inland port will expand the export capacity of...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has begun construction on rail safety improvement projects along the North Carolina Railroad’s Piedmont...
TUKWILA, Wash. – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today joined Congressman Adam Smith and other state and local officials for the groundbreaking of the new passenger rail station in Tukwila, Wash. The $46 million Tukwila Station project, which received $14.2 million from the...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of an iOS smartphone mobile application, the Rail Crossing Locator, which provides the public with easy access to safety information about the nation’s more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings....
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) voted unanimously to recommend that the Transportation Secretary work to implement new crashworthiness performance...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $7 million to the State of Oregon through a TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant to support a $9.4 million project that will rehabilitate a 296-mile stretch of short line railroad track operated by...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $10.9 million TIGER 2012 grant to the City of West Memphis, Ark. to expand the city’s port. Once the expansion is complete, the port will be able to handle increased freight rail capacity, helping businesses...