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First Multistate Order for Standardized Rail Cars Will Help Boost American Manufacturers
WASHINGTON – Rail car manufacturers across the country will have an opportunity to submit bids to produce the first American-made, standardized passenger rail cars, U.S....
DEARBORN, Mich. – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today joined Senator Carl Levin and Congressman John Dingell to break ground on a new $28.2 million federally-funded intermodal train and bus station that will help revitalize downtown Dearborn and provide...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final locomotive safety rule that eliminates unnecessary regulatory burdens, facilitates the use of new technologies and incorporates existing industry and engineering best practices.
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Local Officials, Stakeholders Participate in Passenger Rail Symposium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today reaffirmed the Obama Administration’s commitment to passenger rail, and stressed the need for long-term planning to...
Federal high-speed rail investment will fund new railroad bridge
OSAGE CITY, Mo. – Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Karen Hedlund today joined Missouri Governor Jay Nixon at a groundbreaking for a new railroad bridge that will eliminate one of the worst rail...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the nationwide distribution and premiere viewing of an educational video about highway-rail grade crossing safety for local law enforcement throughout the country.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today joined local officials at Union Station to celebrate the Pacific Northwest Passenger Rail Corridor construction project in Portland.
Through the High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail...
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo visited the Port of Vancouver today to review early construction work on a critical rail connection that will link the Port of Vancouver to BNSF Railway’s east-west mainline.
The project,...
SEATTLE – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today visited King Street Station in Seattle to celebrate the Pacific Northwest Passenger Rail Corridor construction project, which will help increase the station’s capacity while transforming it into a modern...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that twelve cities and states will share $16.9 million to relocate, replace, and improve segments of railroad track under the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Rail Line Relocation and Improvement competitive...