U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program

Wednesday, May 19, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced a new rail direct loan and loan guarantee program that could provide up to $3.5 billion in loans, including $1 billion for projects primarily benefitting shortline and regional...

Secretary Slater Announces Finalists For Maglev Technology Deployment Program

Monday, May 24, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced grants to seven states and authorities for pre-construction planning for magnetic levitation (Maglev) high-speed ground transportation.

"Maglev technology has the potential to...

Secretary Slater Announces Safety Policy for Light Rail Transit Operating on Conventional Railroad Tracks

Tuesday, June 01, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a proposal to assure the safety of passengers in light rail trains operating on the general railroad system. A joint policy statement issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation...

FRA Awards Grant To Tuskegee University For Study of Rail Fatigue

Wednesday, June 16, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of a $99,000 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to Tuskegee University in Alabama for rail fatigue research.

"This grant demonstrates President Clinton and...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater: Reflective Material on Freight Train Cars Would Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Crossings

Thursday, July 15, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the release of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) study which concludes that enhancing the visibility of freight train cars with reflective material could help prevent collisions...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Funding For Grade Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs In Designated High-Speed Corridors

Friday, July 23, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced financial assistance grants totaling $6.95 million to eight federally-designated high-speed rail corridors to eliminate hazards at public and private highway-rail grade crossings.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Slater Submits Railroad Safety Bill

Monday, August 02, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today sent to Congress the "Federal Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 1999" to help achieve the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA...

FRA Administrator Announces Hazmat Plea Agreement by Missouri Firm

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 (Washington, DC)

Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today joined United States Attorney Edward L. Dowd Jr. and Missouri’s Division of Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety Director Stephen R. Waters to report that Superior Hauling and Fast...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Funding of Partnership With Bombardier Transit Systems To Build High-Speed Passenger Locomotive

Friday, August 13, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of $7 million in federal funding to continue the partnership between the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Bombardier Transit Corporation in producing a prototype...

FRA RELEASES SAFETY REPORT ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AUDIT

Wednesday, February 25, 1998 (Washington, DC) Progress Noted on UP Safety Assurance Measures FRA RELEASES SAFETY REPORT ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AUDIT

Continuing its comprehensive review of safety on the Union Pacific Railroad, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a...