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Friday, November 06, 2009 (Washington, DC )
Joseph Szabo, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, issued the following statement commending Michael Coplen, a Senior Human Factors Program Manager in the Office of Research and Development, who will receive the American...
Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (Washington, DC)
NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the beginning of a public-private partnership to develop high speed rail by designating a Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor linking New Orleans with Baton...
Friday, October 30, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)
NOTICE The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency EventPursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Administrator, Joseph Szabo, has determined...
Monday, November 16, 1998 (Washington, DC) Last December, President Clinton signed the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 that provided Amtrak with the three things it needed to succeed: freedom to operate like a business, financial resources necessary to rebuild a railroad and...
Friday, February 01, 2008 (Washington, DC) News Digest
FRA Announces $4.6 Million RRIF Loan to Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation (NERC) is receiving a $4...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Railroads will be required to route every train carrying the most toxic and dangerous hazardous materials on the safest and most secure route under a new federal rule announced today by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (Washington, DC)
Second Railroad Joins FRA Risk Reduction Pilot Program Permitting Confidential Reporting of ‘Close Call’ Incidents
A second railroad is now participating in a major federal rail safety pilot program designed to allow...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 (Washington, DC)
To increase public awareness about the causes of specific train accidents and to reduce the need for individuals to submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is for the first time making its...
Monday, March 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)
The safety of rail tank cars that carry the most dangerous hazardous materials will be dramatically improved under the most sweeping and revolutionary proposal in decades, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
"This...
Friday, March 21, 2008 (Washington, DC)
FRA Releases Demographic Report on Rail Trespasser Fatalities . Trespassers account for the largest number of fatalities in the railroad industry – approximately 500 per year. In order to better understand who is trespassing, their locations...