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Monday, September 24, 2007 (Washington, DC) Railroad safety continued to improve significantly during the first half of 2007 as 34 states experienced fewer train derailments and collisions as compared to the same period last year, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman announced today...
Monday, October 01, 2007 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to states, territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and training to improve the nation’s response to hazardous materials transportation incidents...
Wednesday, August 26, 1998 (Washington, DC ) America’s First "Smart" Highway-Rail Crossing is Dedicated in Groton, Connecticut
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today participated in the dedication of a new advanced technology gate system at the School Street...
Thursday, October 11, 2007 (Washington, DC) The first train fully equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake technology began hauling coal today in southwestern Pennsylvania under a waiver approved by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Administrator Joseph H...
Thursday, November 15, 2007 (Washington, DC)
FRA 24-07
Statement from Federal Railroad Administration on the Safety of Tunnels on the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concurs with the findings of a detailed engineering report commissioned by the Central Oregon and Pacific (CORP) Railroad...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration offices will be closed during the afternoon of Thursday, November 29 and all day Friday, November 30 as it moves into its new building. FRA employees will be available via phone and e-mail during this...
Friday, December 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Great Western Railway (GWR) is receiving a $4 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program. The GWR, a subsidiary of Omnitrax, is a short line carrier that...
Monday, January 03, 2005 () U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta applauded President Bush’s appointment today of Robert D. Jamison as Acting Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Jamison, currently Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (...
Monday, January 03, 2005 (Washington DC) Reflective materials will be installed on the sides of locomotives and freight rail cars as a safety measure to make trains more visible to motorists at railroad crossings under a Final Rule published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in today...