Press Releases
FRA Celebrates the Transportation Technology Center’s 50th Anniversary
The U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating 50 years of safety research and innovation at the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado.
Statement of Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose on California High-Speed Rail Project Litigation
“DOT and the State of California have engaged in productive settlement negotiations over the past several weeks and the Department is encouraged by the progress between the parties; we hope to be able to reach a final settlement in the near future. In recent months, the State has voiced a...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.69 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making more than $1.69 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide relief from the impacts of...
FRA Publishes Final Rule for State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a final rule requiring 40 states and the District of Columbia to develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans to improve public safety. In addition, the rule requires 10 states...