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WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced issuance of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to promote safety innovation and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens. The first proposal would update the current Track Safety Standards (TSS), and the second...
FRA hosted the Washington Union Station Expansion Project’s sixth Consulting Party Meeting on April 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at 750 First Street NE Washington, DC in the 9th floor conference room. This meeting was an opportunity for the consulting parties to review and provide feedback on the...
The version of the notice of proposed rulemaking posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the rule. The official version of the rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly different than this...
The version of the notice of proposed rulemaking posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the rule. The official version of the rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly different than this...
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 9:49 a.m., PDT, westbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight train MNPRV-17 (Train 1) derailed 27 cars at approximately Milepost (MP) 611.25 on UP's Lakeside Subdivision. The derailment occurred approximately 5 miles east of Wells, Nevada,...