FRA Announces $4 Million Loan to Great Western Railway

Friday, December 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Great Western Railway (GWR) is receiving a $4 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program. The GWR, a subsidiary of Omnitrax, is a short line carrier that...

FRA Moves To New Office

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration offices will be closed during the afternoon of Thursday, November 29 and all day Friday, November 30 as it moves into its new building. FRA employees will be available via phone and e-mail during this...

11/15/07 Statement from Federal Railroad Administration on the Safety of Tunnels on the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concurs with the findings of a detailed engineering report commissioned by the Central Oregon and Pacific (CORP) Railroad...

11/15/07 Statement from Federal Railroad Administration on the Safety of Tunnels on the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad

Thursday, November 15, 2007 (Washington, DC)

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Nation’s First Freight Train Equipped with New, Safer Brake Technology Begins Operations

Thursday, October 11, 2007 (Washington, DC) The first train fully equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake technology began hauling coal today in southwestern Pennsylvania under a waiver approved by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Administrator Joseph H...

America’s First "Smart" Highway-Rail Crossing is Dedicated in Groton, Connecticut

Wednesday, August 26, 1998 (Washington, DC ) America’s First "Smart" Highway-Rail Crossing is Dedicated in Groton, Connecticut

Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today participated in the dedication of a new advanced technology gate system at the School Street...

DOT Grants $12.8 Million to First Responders and Emergency Workers to Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training

Monday, October 01, 2007 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to states, territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and training to improve the nation’s response to hazardous materials transportation incidents...

34 States Have Fewer Train Accidents During First Six Months of 2007; Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions and Fatalities Show Significant Declines

Monday, September 24, 2007 (Washington, DC) Railroad safety continued to improve significantly during the first half of 2007 as 34 states experienced fewer train derailments and collisions as compared to the same period last year, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman announced today...

Switch Safety Guidelines Issued to Railroad Industry to Prevent Train Accidents Caused by Misaligned Switches

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) The Federal Railroad Administration today will issue a safety advisory to all of the nation's railroads to strengthen procedures for monitoring track switching operations. The advisory is in response to a recent number of incidents involving trains...

Bulkmatic Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Violations of Hazardous Materials Transportation Law

Monday, January 10, 2005 () Bulkmatic Transport Company, headquartered in Griffith, IN has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from its failure to comply with federal hazardous materials transportation laws. Specifically, the company failed to train an employee who was seriously injured...