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Wednesday, July 25, 2007 (Washington, DC) Continuing a national effort to improve safety and save lives at private highway-rail grade crossings, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is holding a series of public meetings across the country, with the next and final meeting being held in...
Friday, September 04, 1998 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administration Strengthens Railroad Communications Requirements
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced that for the first time the FRA will require radio or wireless communications devices, such as...
Friday, July 27, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a $4,465,000 grant to the Railroad Research Foundation to continue development and testing of wireless communications devices and systems for use with Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) technology....
Wednesday, August 01, 2007 (Washington, DC) Rail passengers and train crewmembers will be better protected under newly proposed federal safety standards that significantly enhance the strength of key structural components of passenger rail cars to make them more crashworthy, announced Federal...
Monday, August 06, 2007 () The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a targeted outreach initiative in California designed to raise awareness among seasonal and migrant farm workers about potential hazards on and around railroad lines that cross through farms and agricultural...
Monday, August 06, 2007 (Washington, DC) La Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles (FRA por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy una campaña en California diseñada para informar a los trabajadores campesinos temporales e inmigrantes, sobre los peligros...
Friday, August 10, 2007 (Washington, DC) News Digest
DOT Announces $18.5 Million for New Transportation Research. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) announced the award of $18.5 million for 13 U.S. universities to...
Friday, August 24, 2007 (Washington, DC) DOT Announces $3.1 Million for New Transportation Research. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration announced the award of a total of $3.1 million for seven U.S. universities to work with the...
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 (Washington, DC) Advanced brake technology will enable locomotive engineers to significantly improve train control and allow trains to safely travel longer distances between required brake tests under new proposed federal rules, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary...
Friday, September 21, 2007 (Washington, DC) BTS Releases 2006 Border-Crossing Data. The number of trucks entering the United States from Canada and Mexico was 11.4 million in 2006, 0.5 percent higher than in 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of...