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Friday, July 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Protection for Railroad Roadway Workers . The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to improve protection for roadway workers from train or equipment movements on an...
Monday, July 21, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
Deputy Secretary of Transportation Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett today announced a $1.015 million grant to continue federal support of public education efforts to reduce collisions between trains and motor vehicles at highway-rail grade crossings...
Friday, July 25, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
FRA Grant Supports New Technology to Increase Reliability of Rail Flaw Detection . The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a grant totaling $231,802 to the University of California at San Diego to refine hardware and software for new...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
ATLANTA – A clean and historic break with the past is needed to encourage the future vitality of our country’s transportation network, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters, who today unveiled the Bush Administration’...
Friday, October 23, 1998 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a $3.8 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to support an advanced positive train control (PTC) demonstration...
Friday, August 01, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
Alaska Railroad Receives FRA Grant for Rail/Highway Bridge to Military Training Area. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding $44.2 million to the Alaska Railroad for a dual use railroad/highway bridge over the Tanana River to the U...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
Twenty-five forward-thinking proposals from 22 states to improve intercity passenger rail service and help relieve traffic congestion in many regions of the Nation will compete for $30 million in federal funding under a new Bush Administration...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
WASHINGTON- Improving upon the historic levels of safety achieved in recent years by the nation’s railroads will require the use of a new risk-based approach to identify and correct safety issues before they result in train accidents and...
Friday, August 22, 2008 (Washington, D.C)
DOT to Hold Third Aviation Consumer Forum on Sept. 9 in New York . The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host its third aviation consumer forum on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in New York to help educate air travelers about their rights and...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
Railroads will be required to report new and more detailed information about train accidents, highway-rail grade crossing incidents, and injuries and illness that occur on rail property to enhance the quality and usefulness of the data under...