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Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period
On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation.SOFA 2016 1st. Quarter Update
Switching Fatality and Severe Injury UpdateFederal Railroad Administration Marks One-Year Anniversary of Amtrak 188 Derailment
PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the following statement from Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg on the one-year anniversary of the Amtrak 188 derailment. The passenger train derailed during the evening of May 12, 2015. Eight people died and more than...
Hudson Tunnel Project Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Document
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and NJ TRANSIT are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the Hudson Tunnel Project (the “Proposed Action” or the “Project”). The Proposed Action is intended to preserve the current functionality of the Northeast Corridor’s (NEC)...Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project in Hudson County, New Jersey and New York County, New York
Through this Notice, FRA announces its intent to jointly prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) with the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) for the Hudson Tunnel Project (the Proposed Action or the Project) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Proposed Action...Analysis of Grade Crossing Accidents Resulting in Injuries and Fatalities
This report describes trends and correlations resulting from an in-depth analysis of highway-rail grade crossing accidents between 2005 and 2014. A future report will describe the incorporation of these analyses into a predictive model of grade crossing accidents.
Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal Phases 3 and 4 Summary Report
Under Federal Railroad Administration Task Order 257, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. partnered with BNSF Railway Company to complete Builds 1 and 2 of the Employee-In-Charge (EIC) portable remote control (PRT) application software and to successfully integrate and test the EIC PRT Build 2...U.S. DOT Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant to Extend Amtrak Service to Burlington
Project includes new passenger platforms in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg joined Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy...