Press Releases
FRA Publishes Final Rule Requiring the Installation of Locomotive Image Recording Devices on Passenger Trains
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a final rule requiring the installation of inward- and outward-facing image recording devices on all passenger train lead locomotives providing scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter service. The Fixing America’s...
FRA Announces University of Illinois to Receive $5 Million to Establish the National University Rail Center of Excellence
First of its kind effort made possible through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.4 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects That Will Improve Rail Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Add Passenger Rail Service
One historic project will help restore passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly two decades
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has...
FRA Makes Over $139 Million in Funds Available to Rural States to Improve Safety and Enhance Efficiency of Rail Infrastructure
Special Transportation Circumstances Projects will help link states lacking intercity passenger rail service and improve rail infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a...