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Wednesday, December 17, 2003 (Washington, DC) For several years, the Federal Railroad Administration has been working to address the impact of train horn noise on communities in a way that improves quality of life for nearby residents without sacrificing safety for motorists at railroad...
Wednesday, December 17, 2003 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced publication of a rule to allow local communities to quiet train horns at some 150,000 railroad crossings nationwide if important safety requirements are met. The agency’s “Interim...
Thursday, March 07, 2002 (Washington, DC) Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta expressed regret over the announcement today that George D. Warrington is departing as president and chief executive officer of Amtrak and thanked him for his service to the Nation’s passenger railroad...
Monday, March 18, 2002 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the issuance of a new regulation designed to assure the safety of railroad operations resulting from future mergers or acquisitions. The final rule, which will be published in the Federal Register...
Friday, April 05, 2002 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today presented the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Award for Heroism to Portland & Western Railroad (PWR) conductor Aric Jeffs, for his efforts...
Tuesday, July 02, 2002 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the award of a grant totaling $76,748,000 to Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, to fund improvements to the Amtrak-owned New...
Wednesday, July 17, 2002 (Washington, DC) The following statement by Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter was issued today regarding the appointment of Roger Nober to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. “I'm extremely pleased by Roger's nomination to become a member, and upon...
Tuesday, December 03, 2002 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to conduct a first of its kind workshop designed to educate the freight rail industry about the value of the Railroad Rehabilitation and...
Thursday, January 18, 2001 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the selection of two projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania to be advanced into the next phase of the competition to build and demonstrate the first magnetically levitated (maglev...
Friday, January 19, 2001 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced conditional approval of two waivers that permit use of general rail system tracks by light rail systems.
These approvals, which apply...