Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Announces Proposed Enhancements to Passenger Train Emergency Systems

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced proposed improvements to existing Passenger Train Emergency Systems regulations that could further protect occupants of passenger trains during emergencies.   

“Safety is our highest priority,...

News Digest: FRA Develops Model State Legislation to Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

FRA Develops Model State Legislation to Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), together with states, developed model state legislation for use in developing bills to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings without gates or barriers. The...

FRA Issues Guidance for Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings and Preventing Railroad Trespassing

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced guidance for further reducing highway-rail grade crossing and railroad trespassing incidents. The guidance to railroads and state and local governments is also aimed at keeping pedestrians safe near train stations.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Final Rule Revising Locomotive Engineer Regulations

Friday, November 05, 1999 (Washington, DC)

Continuing the Clinton Administration’s effort to improve transportation safety, U.S. Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a final rule to revise and update the federal safety regulations that govern both the nation’s railroads...

News Digest: Pennsylvania Receives $750,000 Grant to Study Keystone Corridor Expansion

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has provided a $750,000 High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program grant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to study the expansion of Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. Passenger trains on the Keystone Corridor...

Severe Storms and Blizzards

NOTICE The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Administrator, Joseph C. Szabo, has determined that the severe winter storms...

News Digest: FRA Awards $50,000 Grant to Address Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in Train Crews

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $50,000 grant to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to design a program that will mitigate the onset and development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Distress Disorder (ASD) in train crews and other...

Proposed Rule Would Require Railroads to Establish Emergency Notification Systems for Reporting of Unsafe Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Conditions

Proposed Rule Would Require Railroads to Establish Emergency Notification Systems for Reporting of Unsafe Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Conditions

The...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Makes $2.4 Billion Available for High-Speed Rail Projects Across America

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on High-Speed Rail Agreement in North Carolina

Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood issued the following statement today:

“President Obama’s historic vision for a national high-speed rail system will...