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Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (Washington, DC)
NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the beginning of a public-private partnership to develop high speed rail by designating a Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor linking New Orleans with Baton...
Friday, November 06, 2009 (Washington, DC )
Joseph Szabo, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, issued the following statement commending Michael Coplen, a Senior Human Factors Program Manager in the Office of Research and Development, who will receive the American...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22 percent between 1990 and 2006.
“While all types of...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) has started its participation in the Close Call Project, a safety pilot program designed to give rail employees the ability to voluntarily and...
Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company (CRANDIC) will receive $6.965 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for repair of the CRANDIC railroad bridge in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today...
Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, DC) More Than 30 Companies Commit To Establish or Expand Manufacturing Operations in the United States
WASHINGTON – Noting the need to create good jobs in America and the importance of a revitalized manufacturing sector, Transportation...
Thursday, January 03, 2008 (Washington, DC)
"As a result of our system-wide focused inspection of CSX Transportation conducted a year ago, the railroad has paid $349,265 in civil penalties for violating numerous Federal rail safety regulations.
With FRA encouragement, CSX has...
Friday, January 04, 2008 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration announced that the Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc. (CBRC) is receiving a $3 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. The CBRC will use the loan funds to...
Friday, January 25, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Utilizing advanced brake technology advocated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the BNSF Railway has launched its first revenue service train fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes,...
Thursday, January 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Commuter and intercity passenger rail equipment will be safer under a new federal rule that ensures improved emergency window exit availability, specifies additional emergency rescue features, and requires two-way communication systems,...