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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...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $50 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars for the State of Vermont to begin construction to improve 190 miles of track between St. Albans and Vernon on Amtrak’s Vermonter line. The improvements will...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $235 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars for high-speed rail projects in California, North Carolina, Ohio and Maryland.
“President Obama’s bold vision for high-speed rail is a game-...
Tuesday, December 01, 1998 (Washington, DC) CHARLOTTE, N.C.—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris, today announced the continuation and expansion of a successful public-private partnership to extend the Southeast High...
Public Demand for High-Speed Rail Continues to Exceed Available Dollars in Latest Round of Awards
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states will share in $2.4 billion to...