FRA Issues Emergency Order on Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has issued an emergency order directing the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) to cease operations on its 286-mile network in California until specific safety improvements are...

President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood Call for U.S. High Speed Passenger Trains

Thursday, April 16, 2009 (Washington, DC) President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood Call for U.S. High Speed Passenger Trains

President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Biden and...

Passenger Train Safety to Be Improved with New Requirements for Emergency Communication, Evacuation, and Rescue Features

Thursday, January 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)

Commuter and intercity passenger rail equipment will be safer under a new federal rule that ensures improved emergency window exit availability, specifies additional emergency rescue features, and requires two-way communication systems,...

01/25/2008 New, Safer Brake Technology for Freight Trains Gains Traction as Second Railroad Launches ECP Train

Friday, January 25, 2008 (Washington, DC)

Utilizing advanced brake technology advocated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the BNSF Railway has launched its first revenue service train fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes,...

FRA Announces $3 Million RRIF Loan to Columbia Basin Railroad Company

Friday, January 04, 2008 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration announced that the Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc. (CBRC) is receiving a $3 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. The CBRC will use the loan funds to...

Statement by Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Progress of CSX Transportation in Addressing Safety Issues

Thursday, January 03, 2008 (Washington, DC)

"As a result of our system-wide focused inspection of CSX Transportation conducted a year ago, the railroad has paid $349,265 in civil penalties for violating numerous Federal rail safety regulations.

With FRA encouragement, CSX has...

U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD LEADS CONFERENCE ON DOMESTIC HIGH-SPEED RAIL MANUFACTURING

Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, DC) More Than 30 Companies Commit To Establish or Expand Manufacturing Operations in the United States

WASHINGTON – Noting the need to create good jobs in America and the importance of a revitalized manufacturing sector, Transportation...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $7 Million for CRANDIC Bridge Repair in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)

The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company (CRANDIC) will receive $6.965 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for repair of the CRANDIC railroad bridge in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today...

New Jersey Transit Joins FRA “Close Call” Pilot Program

Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) has started its participation in the Close Call Project, a safety pilot program designed to give rail employees the ability to voluntarily and...

New Study Shows Freight Rail Fuel Efficiency Up More Than 20 Percent Since 1999

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...