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FRA Publishes Railroads’ 2018 Quarter 4 PTC Data

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 02-19 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: Freight Operations, Passenger Rail, Positive Train Control, Accident Reduction, Testing KEYWORDS: Positive Train Control, Safety, Interoperability, Host Railroads, Tenant...

Railroad Progress on Positive Train Control Implementation

WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a status update today on railroads’ progress implementing positive train control (PTC) systems in the fourth quarter of 2016. The status update, based on railroad-submitted quarterly data,...

FRA Releases Environmental Review for Hudson Tunnel Project

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project, completing the review in 14 months from the Federal Register Notice of Initiation. The DEIS...

FRA Releases Georgia-Tennessee High-Speed Rail Record of Decision

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a Tier I combined Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision (FEIS/ROD) for the High-Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project that will ultimately connect Atlanta to...