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Thursday, January 16, 2003 (Washington, DC) At a meeting of commuter rail operators in Washington, DC, Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today released the following statement in response to Amtrak’s threatened service shutdown should Congress appropriate less than $1.2 billion...
Monday, January 13, 2003 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the online availability of GradeDec.Net, an Internet application and database designed to aid benefit-cost analyses of highway-rail grade crossing infrastructure investments. The application,...
Monday, November 22, 2004 () The effective date of the proposed rule from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that allows communities to establish train horn ‘quiet zones’ will be moved to April 1 from the previously published date of December 18, according to an agency...
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Ensuring the safety of the nation’s railroad system is the number one mission of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In the aftermath of a string of train accidents involving Union Pacific (UP), FRA began in July 2004, an extensive and...
Thursday, June 25, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Announces New Track Safety Regulations
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced updated track safety regulations that reflect significant changes in the railroad industry over the past two decades.
In developing the...
Thursday, February 12, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA and Wisconsin Central Extend Successful Compliance Agreement Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has renewed its partnership with the Wisconsin Central Railroad and signed...
Monday, May 04, 1998 (Washington, DC) TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION GRANT FOR ALASKA RAILROADS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced a $10 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) safety improvement and...
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 (Washington, DC) Two Washington DC area police officers who risked their lives to protect the public from a potentially dangerous situation involving a hand grenade were honored today as U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and Federal Railroad...
Thursday, September 04, 2003 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Allan Rutter today announced the award of $5.22 million in grants to 10 states to enhance the safety of public and private highway-grade crossings along federally designated high-speed rail corridors. “...
Friday, May 16, 2003 (Washington, DC) Demonstrating the Bush Administration’s commitment to safety, Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the awarding of a $1,025,000 grant to Alexandria, VA -based Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the nation’s premier nonprofit...