FRA Proposes Rule Clarifying the Need to Demonstrate Highest Safety Standards When Submitting Requests for Regulatory Relief

FRA Proposes Amendments to Safety Technology Regulations to Establish Strict Safety Standards While Enabling Railroad Operations

FRA Proposes Revised Regulations to Enhance Track Safety By Pairing Automated Track Inspection Technology and Human Inspections

New proposed rulemaking would codify industry practices on the use of track inspection technology to enhance safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking...

FOIA Log FY 2024

FRA Proposes Revised Regulations to Enhance Track Safety By Pairing Automated Track Inspection Technology and Human Inspections

Safety Advisory 2024-01; Roadway Maintenance Machines – Importance of Communications and Compliance with Red Zone Procedures

FY22-23 STC Grant Program Award Selections

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $108 Million For Projects in Rural Communities to Improve Rail Safety and Strengthen Local Supply Chains 

Nine new projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make...

FY22-23 STC Grant Program Award Selections

Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition

A Systems-Theoretic Computational Model of Human Performance in an Advanced Railroad Dispatch Operation

The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a research team from Duke University to study railroad dispatcher workload in association with automation under various scenarios and task demands. The team developed a computational model to help examine, understand, and predict the effects of the...