FRA Issues Final Rule on Advanced Train Braking Technology

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)

Advanced brake technology will enable locomotive engineers to have better train control, lower the risk of derailment, and allow trains to safely travel longer distances between required brake tests under a new federal rule, announced U.S....

DOT Digest: FRA Announces Funding for Proposed Maglev Projects East of the Mississippi River.

Friday, October 17, 2008 ()

DOT Initiative Awards Two Contracts for Regional Demonstrations. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded nearly $3.4 million to eight states to improve safety and reduce congestion during bad weather. The funding will help support efforts to...

U.S. DOT Digest: FRA Announces Disaster Relief Funding for Small Railroads

Friday, November 07, 2008 (Washington, DC) BTS Posts Air Cargo Carrier Snapshots. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has posted snapshots for 24 air cargo carriers on its website. The snapshots provide the most recent domestic data for each of...

PHMSA and FRA Issue Final Rules on Rail Hazmat Routing

Monday, November 24, 2008 (Washington, DC)

PHMSA and FRA Issue Final Rules on Rail Hazmat Routing. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have issued final rules in relation to an...

U.S. DOT Digest: FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Federal Track Safety Standards

Friday, December 05, 2008 (Washington, DC) U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs Washington, D.C. www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm

FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Federal Track Safety Standards. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued...

Federal Railroad Administration Proposed Steam Locomotive Inspection Regulations

Friday, September 25, 1998 (Washington, DC)

Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced proposed revisions to the regulations governing the inspection and maintenance of steam locomotives. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published in today’s Federal...

Secretary Peters Announces New Data Showing Record Low Highway Fatalities; Americans Safer than ever on the Nation’s Roads, Rails, and in the Skies

Thursday, December 11, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Announces New Data Showing Record Low Highway Fatalities; Americans Safer than ever on the Nation’s Roads, Rails, and in the Skies.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Agreement with Kansas City Southern Railway to Relieve Freight Congestion at Laredo Border

Friday, December 19, 2008 (Washington, DC) U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs Washington, D.C. www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm News

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FRA Begins Development of Positive Train Control Regulations

Monday, December 22, 2008 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is moving forward with developing new rules that prescribe how railroads should implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to prevent train-to-train collisions, announced FRA Acting Administrator Clifford C...

Portal Bridge FEIS; Increase in Civil Penalties Final Rule; Notice of Intent for CA High Speed Train EIS Between San Francisco and San Jose

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)

FRA Issues Record of Decision for the Replacement of 100 Year-Old Portal Bridge Over Hackensack River in New Jersey. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact...