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President Biden, USDOT Announce More Than $573 Million in Available Funding from the New Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
Following this week’s tragic fatal crashes, President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $3 billion over five years for a new program that will improve safety in communities, reduce wait times at railroad crossings, and help freight move goods more efficiently and affordably...
HQ-2021-1473
On December 21, 2021, at approximately 7:18 p.m., CST, eastbound Kansas City Southern Railroad Company (KCS) Train M-SHAR-21 (Train 1) derailed in the Bovina community of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The derailment occurred on KCS’s Meridian Subdivision on single main track at Milepost (MP) 129.9,...Written Statement of FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, U.S. House of Representatives, “Examining Freight Rail Safety”
“Examining Freight Rail Safety” June 14, 2022
Chairman Payne, Ranking Member Crawford, and Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today to discuss rail safety. The mission of the Federal Railroad Administration (...