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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $497,050 grant to the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) to test safety equipment that block all lanes of traffic at a high-risk highway-rail grade crossing. The device is comprised of a...
Thursday, September 30, 2004 (Washington, DC) The city of Springfield, MO today received a $795,280 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to examine re-routing rail traffic and building new highway-rail grade separations. The grant funds the Railroad Reconfiguration Study, which...
Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Wisconsin will receive a $372,800 grant to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.
"These grants will help prevent vehicle-train...
Tuesday, June 30, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA Awards $650,000 to South Dakota To Repair Railroad Track Damaged in Spring Flooding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of $650,000 in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) emergency relief funds to South...
Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) The State of Washington will receive a $994,100 grant to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.
"These grants will help prevent...
Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin will share $5.2 million to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.
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Thursday, July 29, 2004 (Akron, Ohio) The Wheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE) Railway will get a much needed face lift thanks to a new loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation meant to boost the competitiveness of the railroad that serves as a key economic link in Ohio, Pennsylvania and...
Friday, April 11, 2003 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the award of an $11 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) direct loan to the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, headquartered in Springdale, Ark. The RRIF program is an...
Thursday, April 10, 2003 (Washington, DC) In testimony before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies today, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael P. Jackson hailed the signing of an agreement between DOT and Amtrak as the first step toward a new...
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 (Washington, DC) Since first issuing guidelines on the use of remote control in February 2001, the FRA has closely monitored the use of the technology industry-wide. Current regulations govern the training of employees operating remote control devices as well as device...