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Biden Administration, USDOT Announce Over $233 Million in Grants to Upgrade Intercity Passenger Rail Service
USDOT to Make Another $7.2 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Available this Fall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in 8 states to improve and modernize vital intercity...
FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance Train Safety, Codify Train Crew Size Requirements
WASHINGTON – To enhance safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a proposed rule requiring a minimum of two train crewmembers for over-the-road railroad operations, with some exceptions for certain low risk operations and...
President Biden, USDOT Announce More Than $573 Million in Available Funding from the New Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
Following this week’s tragic fatal crashes, President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $3 billion over five years for a new program that will improve safety in communities, reduce wait times at railroad crossings, and help freight move goods more efficiently and affordably...
FRA Boosts Funding for Railroad Trespassing Enforcement and Suicide Prevention Grant Programs; Announces Over $2 Million to 25 Projects in 13 States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it will award almost $2 million in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants and $207,000 in Railroad Trespassing Suicide Prevention Grants to fund law enforcement trespass prevention activities and educational...
Doug Carr Named Union Station Redevelopment Corporation President & CEO
USRC Board Applauds the Contributions of Outgoing President & CEO Beverley Swaim-Staley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Polly Trottenberg, USDOT Deputy Secretary and Chair of the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) Board has...