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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Changes to Positive Train Control Regulations that Will Ensure Safety, Allow Flexibility and Save Money
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced changes to regulations governing the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.8 Million Funding Agreement to Eliminate Detroit Rail Bottleneck
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final agreement of $15.8 million for the West Detroit Connection Track project...
Oklahoma Receives $6.75 Million Tiger III Grant to Upgrade Rail for Oil and Gas Delivery
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the signing of an agreement for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to receive $6.75 million from the Transportation...
Illinois, Indiana and Michigan to Move Forward on Critical Midwest
High Speed Rail Study
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that Illinois, Indiana and Michigan have agreed to move forward with a comprehensive study...
DOT Issues Guidance for Pedestrian Safety at Train Stations.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) guidance for railroads and public transit...
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...