FRA Administrator Denies DM&E Powder River Basin Loan Application Citing Unacceptable Risk to Federal Taxpayers

Monday, February 26, 2007 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman today denied a $2.3 billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan application from the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern (DM&E) railroad concluding it posed an unacceptably...

Federal Government Will Regulate Railroad Hours of Service and Increase Focus on Safety Risk Reduction, Under the Administration’s Proposed Rail Safety Legislation

Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) For the first time ever the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will have authority to regulate railroad worker hours of service and will provide greater focus on risk reduction to improve safety in the railroad industry under a rail safety...

New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal Redevelopment Effort Receives FRA Grant Funding to Help Identify Future Transportation Needs

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 (Washington, DC) The future role of the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) in meeting the city’s transportation needs where passengers could potentially transfer between transit, commuter rail, and intercity rail and bus operations will be examined...

Rail Employees at Nation’s Largest Rail Yard to Confidentially Report ‘Close Calls’ Under New Federal Rail Safety Pilot Project

Friday, February 02, 2007 (Washington, DC) Employees at the nation’s largest rail yard in North Platte, Nebraska can now voluntarily and anonymously report “close call” incidents that could have resulted in an accident, but did not, without fear of sanction or penalty from...

FRA Issues Final Environmental Review on Proposed DM&E Powder River Basin Project, New Safety and Air Quality Requirements Added

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has determined that the proposed Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern (DM&E) Powder River Basin project has met the requirements of the federal environmental review process, and outlined new...

Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Proposed Revisions to Locomotive Engineer Regulations

Tuesday, September 22, 1998 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a proposal to revise and update federal safety regulations that govern both the nation’s railroads and the 40,000 men and women who work as locomotive engineers on America...

FRA Issues Safety Advisory on Maintenance Equipment

Friday, January 26, 2007 (Washington, DC) In response to a deadly derailment in November of last year, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory to railroad industry owners and operators urging them to ensure specialized maintenance equipment is only operated by...

Federal Railroad Issues Proposed Power Brake Regulations

Wednesday, September 09, 1998 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Issues Proposed Power Brake Regulations

Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced revisions to the regulations governing the power braking systems and equipment used in freight and other non-...

DOT Digest: FRA Issues RRIF Loans to DM&E and RJ Corman Railroad Group

Friday, March 23, 2007 (Washington, DC) BTS Provides Online Transportation Planning Package. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has posted the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) 2000 on its Web site, providing a new source of information on commute characteristics and socio...

Reducing Human Error and Strengthening Hazardous Materials Tank Cars Top Rail Safety Agenda for 2007, says DOT Secretary Peters

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Department will issue a final rule to prevent human factor-caused train accidents and complete research for new hazardous materials tank car design standards this year to continue recent improvements in rail safety, said U.S. Transportation Secretary...