Federal Railroad Administration Publishes Railroads’ Third Quarter 2019 Positive Train Control Implementation Status Updates

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 13-19 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: PTC/Positive Train Control KEYWORDS: Technology, PTC, Positive Train Control ABSTRACT: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-...

PTC News Digest

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: News Digest CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: 202-493-6024 SUBJECT: Positive Train Control KEYWORDS: PTC, Positive Train Control

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FRA Announces Webinar for Applicants Seeking FY 2018 Positive Train Control System Grant Funding

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: 03-18 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: Positive Train Control, Grants & Financial Assistance KEYWORDS: PTC, NOFO, CRISI ABSTRACT: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is hosting a...

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Major Rule for the Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail Tank Car

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: PHMSA 08-19 CONTACT: Randon Lane PHONE: (202) 366-4831 SUBJECT: Emergency Preparedness, Hazardous Materials KEYWORDS: LNG, hazardous materials, tank cars ABSTRACT: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $24 Million to Restore and Enhance Intercity Passenger Rail Nationwide

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 12-19 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: Passenger Rail KEYWORDS: NOFO, Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program, FAST Act, Federal Register ABSTRACT: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s...

Railroad Progress on Positive Train Control Implementation

WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a status update today on railroads’ progress implementing positive train control (PTC) systems in the fourth quarter of 2016. The status update, based on railroad-submitted quarterly data,...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $197 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the grant recipients who will receive $197 million in competitive grant funding to help commuter and intercity passenger railroads meet the...

FRA Releases Environmental Review for Hudson Tunnel Project

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project, completing the review in 14 months from the Federal Register Notice of Initiation. The DEIS...

U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Plans for Northeast Corridor

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Decision (ROD).  NEC FUTURE is FRA’s comprehensive planning effort to identify ways to improve the reliability, capacity, connectivity...

FRA Clears Hurdle For Improving Freight and Passenger Rail Between D.C. and Richmond, VA

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the completion of the Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the 123-mile section of the Southeast High-Speed...