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Monday, December 07, 1998 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today presented the department’s Award for Heroism to Norfolk Southern Railroad Conductor Robert Mohr for saving the life of a 19-month-old baby girl in Lafayette, Ind.
During the ceremony,...
Monday, February 23, 1998 (Washington, DC)
The U.S. Department of Transportation today submitted its final brief to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) addressing the proposed acquisition of Conrail by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS), urging that...
Friday, August 6, 2010
Federal Railroad Administration Announces High-Speed Rail Grants. Colorado has received $400,000 and Vermont $500,000 under the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program grant program funded...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo today praised the work of the Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) Working Group and issued a call to action for the rail industry to take steps to help prevent railroad employee deaths.
...Monday, August 16, 2010
In an overwhelming show of support for the Administration’s high-speed rail initiative, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received 77 applications from 25 states for...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the first-ever uniform technical standards for the manufacture of high-speed intercity passenger rail cars, a development that will enhance the ability of U.S. manufacturers to compete in what is set to become...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Battle Creek Station Rehabilitation Project Funded by First Installment of $40 Million from Recovery Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $3.6 million for the State of Michigan to begin work...
Rail Workers May Confidentially Report Near Miss Incidents
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that Amtrak is joining the agency’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), a safety pilot project that permits rail...
Friday, September 17, 2010 News Digest
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $750,000 in grants for Georgia, and $250,000 in grants for Kansas, to further develop their high-speed rail programs. The Georgia grants, from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA...
A long-term commitment is needed to help freight and passenger rail accommodate future U.S. economic and population growth. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced these findings of a new report, Moving Forward: A Progress Report , that updates the U.S. Department...