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Friday, March 21, 2008 (Washington, DC)
FRA Releases Demographic Report on Rail Trespasser Fatalities . Trespassers account for the largest number of fatalities in the railroad industry – approximately 500 per year. In order to better understand who is trespassing, their locations...
Monday, March 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)
The safety of rail tank cars that carry the most dangerous hazardous materials will be dramatically improved under the most sweeping and revolutionary proposal in decades, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
"This...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 (Washington, DC)
To increase public awareness about the causes of specific train accidents and to reduce the need for individuals to submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is for the first time making its...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Second Railroad Joins FRA Risk Reduction Pilot Program Permitting Confidential Reporting of ‘Close Call’ Incidents
A second railroad is now participating in a major federal rail safety pilot program designed to allow...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Railroads will be required to route every train carrying the most toxic and dangerous hazardous materials on the safest and most secure route under a new federal rule announced today by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
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Friday, May 02, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
FRA Awards Two Grants to Washington State DOT . The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded two grants to the Washington State Department of Transportation to improve rail safety and upgrade infrastructure. A $1,485,000 grant for the Tacoma...
Wednesday, November 04, 1998 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the availability of a CD-ROM containing the RailDEC family of computer programs designed to evaluate the full range of economic benefits resulting from railroad-related infrastructure...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
The number of train accidents has decreased by 23.3 percent in the past three years in part because the Department has completed an ambitious plan designed to improve safety on the Nation’s railroads, announced U.S. Secretary of...
Friday, June 06, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
News DigestFRA Grant Aids Development of Emergency Response Training . The Federal Railroad Administration is providing a $250,000 grant to the Southeastern Transportation Safety Center in Meridian, Miss. to develop emergency response...
Thursday, June 12, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
Several safety initiatives designed to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and trains will be completed before the end of 2008 as part of the ongoing U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Highway-Rail Crossing Safety and Trespass...