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Friday, June 26, 2009 (Washington, DC)
FRA Awards a contract for Portland, Maine area Rail Infrastructure Improvements. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a grant totaling $500,000 to the city of Portland, Maine for the rehabilitation and improvement of track...
Thursday, July 16, 2009 (Washington DC) FRA Receives 278 Pre-Applications for High-Speed Passenger Rail Funding
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration has received 278 pre-applications for grant funding totaling...
Thursday, July 16, 2009 (Washington, DC)
FRA Issues NPRM on Technology to Prevent Train Collisions New Rules Support Use of Positive Train Control
Today Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo announced proposed rules designed to...
Thursday, August 06, 2009 (Washington, DC ) Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo today announced a $1,015,000 grant for Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), providing the Alexandria, VA-based nonprofit organization support to continue its wide-ranging public education outreach efforts to...
Friday, September 18, 2009 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced selection of seven Rail Line Relocation and Improvement projects, to receive a total of $14.3 million. These grants provide funding for communities to relocate or make capital improvements to...
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 (Washington, DC)
“We have received numerous applications from states and groups of states for the development of high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs for grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These include 45...
Friday, October 30, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)
NOTICE The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency EventPursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Administrator, Joseph Szabo, has determined...
Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (Washington, DC)
NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the beginning of a public-private partnership to develop high speed rail by designating a Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor linking New Orleans with Baton...
Friday, November 06, 2009 (Washington, DC )
Joseph Szabo, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, issued the following statement commending Michael Coplen, a Senior Human Factors Program Manager in the Office of Research and Development, who will receive the American...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22 percent between 1990 and 2006.
“While all types of...