Federal Railroad Administration Issues Emergency Order to Metro-North Railroad on Speed Restrictions and Locomotive Crew Staffing

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order (EO 29) to Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW) to take specific, immediate steps to ensure its train crews do not exceed speed limitations.  The EO...

News Digest: Federal Railroad Administration Declares an Emergency Weather Event

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has determined that a severe winter snow storm affecting western states and extending into the Plains and Upper Midwest now constitutes an “emergency event” as related to railroad operations. Therefore, the FRA has activated an Emergency...

Emergency Declaration: Severe Winter Weather

Hours of Service Compliance Manual; Freight Operations

Tupelo - MS Rail Line Relocation Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Passenger Train Emergency Systems II

Adjustment of Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold

News Digest: FRA Adjustment of Risk Threshold for Establishing Quiet Zones May Aid Communities and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Announces Rule to Help Passengers and Crewmembers in the Event of Emergency

FRA Adjustment of Risk Threshold for Establishing Quiet Zones May Aid Communities.  The Federal Railroad Administration’s annual adjustment of the Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) may provide some relief for communities struggling to establish or maintain quiet zones while...

Elkhart Siding and Track Construction Project Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

DOTX 219 Monthly Schedule January 2014