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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...
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...
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...
Friday, April 22, 2005 (Washington, DC) Thousands of communities nationwide will have the choice to consider silencing train horns at highway-rail grade crossings based on meeting safety needs, under a Final Rule made public today by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In addition, the...
Friday, March 18, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that it has changed the effective date of its Interim Final Rule (IFR) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Crossings to June 24, 2005 from April 1, 2005. The action is detailed in a...
Monday, March 14, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Riverport Railroad, LLC, a short-line operator located in Northwestern Illinois, is receiving a more than $5.5 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to rehabilitate rail related infrastructure and facilities that were once part of...
Monday, March 07, 2005 (Washington, DC) New standards governing Positive Train Control (PTC) systems will accelerate the deployment of train collision prevention technology, the Federal Railroad Administration announced today. PTC systems can improve rail safety through the use of technology...
Thursday, February 03, 2005 () The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has assessed civil penalties against CSX Transportation, Inc. for multiple violations of highway-rail grade crossing safety regulations related to a February 3, 2004 accident in Henrietta, New York where a train struck a...
Monday, January 31, 2005 () U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of Daniel C. Smith for the position of Associate Administrator for Safety at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Mr. Smith will head the Federal Railroad Administration’s safety...
Friday, January 21, 2005 () A short line railroad located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in far western North Carolina is receiving a $7.5 million direct loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to rehabilitate its infrastructure and maintain its economic importance to the...