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Friday, September 08, 2000 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris today announced a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) decision to grant Amtrak’s request to "grandfather" use of Talgo trainsets for its Cascade service in the Pacific Northwest Rail...
Friday, September 15, 2000 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, joined by Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ed Hamberger, and Roy Allen, President of the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), today announced a 10-year "Care...
Friday, October 06, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today was joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Chairman and CEO Robert D. Krebs and Amtrak President and CEO George D. Warrington in...
Wednesday, October 11, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today designated two new high-speed rail corridors in northern New England and the South Central states, and announced the extension of three existing designated corridors to serve Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky...
Wednesday, October 18, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval of high-speed service for Amtrak’s Acela Express equipment on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). FRA’s approval indicates that...
Wednesday, October 25, 2000 (Washington, DC ) Federal Railroad Administration-led partnerships with rail labor, management and others helped reduce train accident fatalities by 87 percent, rail employee casualties by nearly 34 percent, and highway rail crossing fatalities by more than 35 percent...
Thursday, April 09, 1998 (Washington, DC) TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER UNVEILS COMMUTER RAIL STATION AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
In conjunction with a six-state tour reviewing key transportation priorities, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today participated in a...
Friday, October 27, 2000 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced completion of a study of costs associated with implementation of Quiet Zones in several Chicago-area communities.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) study, performed at the...
Tuesday, November 21, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mortimer L. Downey and Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today unveiled the T-2000 and T-16 Track Geometry Vehicles, which will enable railroad inspectors to find questionable track conditions...
Monday, December 11, 2000 (Washington, DC )
Commending the leadership of Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced that Molitoris will resign her position on December 31, 2000. Appointed by President Clinton in...