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Monday, January 03, 2005 (Washington DC) Reflective materials will be installed on the sides of locomotives and freight rail cars as a safety measure to make trains more visible to motorists at railroad crossings under a Final Rule published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in today...
Thursday, January 06, 2005 (Washington, DC)
In response to the train derailment and hazardous materials spill involving a Norfolk Southern freight train in Aiken, SC, early this morning, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and I have dispatched a veteran team of three...
Monday, January 10, 2005 () Bulkmatic Transport Company, headquartered in Griffith, IN has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from its failure to comply with federal hazardous materials transportation laws. Specifically, the company failed to train an employee who was seriously injured...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) The Federal Railroad Administration today will issue a safety advisory to all of the nation's railroads to strengthen procedures for monitoring track switching operations. The advisory is in response to a recent number of incidents involving trains...
Friday, July 31, 1998 (Washington, DC ) Investment in Transportation Means Jobs For Delta States, Secretary Slater Says
Marion, Arkansas -- During a tour of Union Pacific Railroad’s new intermodal railport here, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater said that this new...
Friday, January 21, 2005 () A short line railroad located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in far western North Carolina is receiving a $7.5 million direct loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to rehabilitate its infrastructure and maintain its economic importance to the...
Monday, January 31, 2005 () U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of Daniel C. Smith for the position of Associate Administrator for Safety at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Mr. Smith will head the Federal Railroad Administration’s safety...
Thursday, February 03, 2005 () The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has assessed civil penalties against CSX Transportation, Inc. for multiple violations of highway-rail grade crossing safety regulations related to a February 3, 2004 accident in Henrietta, New York where a train struck a...
Monday, March 07, 2005 (Washington, DC) New standards governing Positive Train Control (PTC) systems will accelerate the deployment of train collision prevention technology, the Federal Railroad Administration announced today. PTC systems can improve rail safety through the use of technology...
Monday, March 14, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Riverport Railroad, LLC, a short-line operator located in Northwestern Illinois, is receiving a more than $5.5 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to rehabilitate rail related infrastructure and facilities that were once part of...