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FRA Extends Comment Period for NEC FUTURE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it will extend the formal comment period for the NEC FUTURE Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 Draft EIS) until February 15, 2016.
The...
Union Pacific Railroad Safety Assurance and Compliance Program Report - Executive Summary
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established an ultimate goal of “zero tolerance” for railroad accidents, injuries, and fatalities. In the summer of 1997, FRA became concerned about the safety performance of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).Union Pacific Railroad Safety Assurance and Compliance Program Report
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the Federal government’s railroad safety regulatory agency that oversees the safety of more than 600 passenger, freight, and commuter railroads currently operating in the United States. The agency has established an ultimate goal of “zero tolerance” for...The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event
Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg has determined that the imminent threat of excessive snow accumulation, wind, and blizzard conditions predicted to occur in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern...Stepped-Up Enforcement Leads to Federal Railroad Administration’s Highest-Ever Penalty Collection Rate
Enforcement push is part of broader effort to increase overall rail safety
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its stepped-up enforcement of railroad safety regulations led to the highest-ever civil penalty collection rate in...