FRA Issues $500,000 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Railroad Safety State Participation Pilot Grant Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500,000 in state grants under the Railroad Safety State Participation Pilot Grant Program, made available by the Consolidated...

FRA Hosts Railroads at PTC System Field Testing Meeting - Second of three PTC symposiums focuses on interoperability

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today the second of three positive train control (PTC) symposiums for the 41 railroads congressionally mandated to implement PTC systems. 

The day-long symposium...

FRA Issues $1.26 Million for Rail Capital Projects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced $1.26 million for Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) Grants to fund rail capital projects in Alaska and Wyoming. Funding is made available by the Consolidated Appropriations...

FRA Publishes Railroads’ Quarter 2 PTC Data

Editors Note: The nine at-risk railroads own or control approximately 665 route miles that are subject to the statutory mandate, which is approximately 1.1 percent of the route miles NOT 11 percent as previously reported. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of...

FRA Awards More Than $200 Million for PTC Implementation

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $203,698,298 in grant funding for 28 projects in 15 states to assist with the deployment of positive train control (PTC) systems. 

 “These $200 million in grants will help the railroads continue to...

FRA Administrator Declares Emergency Event: Tropical Storm Gordon

In making this determination, the Administrator notes that the National Weather Service has forecasted that Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to increase to a Category 1 hurricane by landfall late Tuesday, September 4, 2018.  A hurricane warning was put into effect for the area stretching...

FRA Announces $46.3 Million in PTC Grant Funding

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FRA Announces $46.3 Million in PTC Grant Funding

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced today Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for at least $46...

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Hurricane Michael

NOTICE 

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Hurricane Michael 

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ronald Batory has determined that the imminent threat of...

FRA Announces Availability of $272 Million for ‘State of Good Repair’ Rail Projects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) today for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO makes more than $272 million in grant...

FRA Issues Final Rule to Promote Safe and Efficient High-Speed Passenger Rail Operations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a final rule establishing modern, performance-based safety standards for railroad passenger equipment. The rule reinforces FRA’s commitment to safety while representing one of the most...