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Thursday, June 25, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Announces New Track Safety Regulations
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced updated track safety regulations that reflect significant changes in the railroad industry over the past two decades.
In developing the...
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Ensuring the safety of the nation’s railroad system is the number one mission of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In the aftermath of a string of train accidents involving Union Pacific (UP), FRA began in July 2004, an extensive and...
Monday, November 22, 2004 () The effective date of the proposed rule from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that allows communities to establish train horn ‘quiet zones’ will be moved to April 1 from the previously published date of December 18, according to an agency...
Monday, January 13, 2003 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the online availability of GradeDec.Net, an Internet application and database designed to aid benefit-cost analyses of highway-rail grade crossing infrastructure investments. The application,...
Thursday, January 16, 2003 (Washington, DC) At a meeting of commuter rail operators in Washington, DC, Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today released the following statement in response to Amtrak’s threatened service shutdown should Congress appropriate less than $1.2 billion...
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 (Washington, DC) Since first issuing guidelines on the use of remote control in February 2001, the FRA has closely monitored the use of the technology industry-wide. Current regulations govern the training of employees operating remote control devices as well as device...
Thursday, April 10, 2003 (Washington, DC) In testimony before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies today, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael P. Jackson hailed the signing of an agreement between DOT and Amtrak as the first step toward a new...
Friday, April 11, 2003 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the award of an $11 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) direct loan to the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, headquartered in Springdale, Ark. The RRIF program is an...
Friday, May 16, 2003 (Washington, DC) Demonstrating the Bush Administration’s commitment to safety, Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the awarding of a $1,025,000 grant to Alexandria, VA -based Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the nation’s premier nonprofit...
Thursday, September 04, 2003 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Allan Rutter today announced the award of $5.22 million in grants to 10 states to enhance the safety of public and private highway-grade crossings along federally designated high-speed rail corridors. “...