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Wednesday, August 01, 2007 (Washington, DC) Rail passengers and train crewmembers will be better protected under newly proposed federal safety standards that significantly enhance the strength of key structural components of passenger rail cars to make them more crashworthy, announced Federal...
Monday, August 06, 2007 () The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a targeted outreach initiative in California designed to raise awareness among seasonal and migrant farm workers about potential hazards on and around railroad lines that cross through farms and agricultural...
Monday, August 06, 2007 (Washington, DC) La Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles (FRA por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy una campaña en California diseñada para informar a los trabajadores campesinos temporales e inmigrantes, sobre los peligros...
Friday, August 10, 2007 (Washington, DC) News Digest
DOT Announces $18.5 Million for New Transportation Research. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) announced the award of $18.5 million for 13 U.S. universities to...
Friday, August 24, 2007 (Washington, DC) DOT Announces $3.1 Million for New Transportation Research. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration announced the award of a total of $3.1 million for seven U.S. universities to work with the...
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 (Washington, DC) Advanced brake technology will enable locomotive engineers to significantly improve train control and allow trains to safely travel longer distances between required brake tests under new proposed federal rules, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary...
Friday, September 21, 2007 (Washington, DC) BTS Releases 2006 Border-Crossing Data. The number of trucks entering the United States from Canada and Mexico was 11.4 million in 2006, 0.5 percent higher than in 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of...
Monday, September 24, 2007 (Washington, DC) Railroad safety continued to improve significantly during the first half of 2007 as 34 states experienced fewer train derailments and collisions as compared to the same period last year, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman announced today...
Monday, October 01, 2007 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to states, territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and training to improve the nation’s response to hazardous materials transportation incidents...
Wednesday, August 26, 1998 (Washington, DC ) America’s First "Smart" Highway-Rail Crossing is Dedicated in Groton, Connecticut
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today participated in the dedication of a new advanced technology gate system at the School Street...