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Readout of Federal Railroad Administration Meeting with Labor Representatives in East Palestine, O.H.

EAST PALESTINE, OH — On Monday, June 12, FRA Administrator Amit Bose and FRA Chief Safety Officer Karl Alexy traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, to meet with members and representatives from multiple unions to discuss ongoing U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) efforts to improve freight...

Readout of Federal Railroad Administration Meeting with Labor Representatives in East Palestine, O.H.

The Fatigue and Safety of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors

An online survey was developed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and distributed by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Sheet Metal, Air, and Rail Transportation workers –Transportation Division (SMART-TD) labor unions to their members. The purpose of...

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Employee On Duty (EOD) Safety Reports – October 2009

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Employee On Duty (EOD) Safety Reports – November 2009

Safety Advisory 2023-01; Evaluation of Policies and Procedures Related to the Use and Maintenance of Hot Bearing Wayside Detectors (Supplement)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 63 Projects in 32 States That Will Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings in the U.S.

President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes the first-ever dedicated grant program to help communities eliminate points where railroad tracks intersect with roads, which have blocked vehicle and pedestrian traffic, led to deadly vehicle-rail...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 63 Projects in 32 States That Will Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings in the U.S.

Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Proceeding (FD 36496) – FRA/DOT Filing 303912

Filing 303912 by DOT & FRA; submitted Feb. 15th, 2022: Administrator Amit Bose provided written support of the Amtrak application for expanded rail service and impressed upon the Board the outcome of the proceeding is pivotal to future development of intercity passenger rail in the U.S.

Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Proceeding (FD 36496) – FRA/DOT Filing 303355

Filing 303355 by DOT & FRA; submitted Dec. 14th, 2021: DOT & FRA expounded upon their initial comments to the Board stressing the central role of this proceeding in DOT’s mission to advance goals of Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration. The significant funding by DOT for capital...

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