Railroads
FRA Begins Soliciting Proposals Through First-of-its-kind Program to Advance New and Enhanced Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors
The Corridor Identification and Development Program will support long-term passenger rail development in communities across the countryWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Solicitation and Funding Opportunity to solicit proposals for intercity...
HQ-BNSF-2021-0303-1417
On March 2, 2021, at approximately 1220 p.m. PST, a BNSF Railway train (H-KCKBAR1-28A) derailed 45 cars approximately one mile east of Ludlow, California on BNSF’s Needles Subdivision. One tank car containing ethyl alcohol sustained significant damage, rupturing the tank and releasing its...
Guidance on Submitting Requests for Waivers, Block Signal Applications, and Other Approval Requests to FRA
To petition for a waiver, send an email to Frawaivers@dot.gov.
Stakeholder Perceptions of Longer Trains
This report documents stakeholder perceptions emerging from focus groups about very long trains (VLTs) with participants from three labor unions, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and two freight railroads. All stakeholders expressed uncertainty about how to define a VLT and noted that...