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Thursday, October 11, 2007 (Washington, DC) The first train fully equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake technology began hauling coal today in southwestern Pennsylvania under a waiver approved by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Administrator Joseph H...
Thursday, November 15, 2007 (Washington, DC)
FRA 24-07
Statement from Federal Railroad Administration on the Safety of Tunnels on the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concurs with the findings of a detailed engineering report commissioned by the Central Oregon and Pacific (CORP) Railroad...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration offices will be closed during the afternoon of Thursday, November 29 and all day Friday, November 30 as it moves into its new building. FRA employees will be available via phone and e-mail during this...
Friday, December 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Great Western Railway (GWR) is receiving a $4 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program. The GWR, a subsidiary of Omnitrax, is a short line carrier that...
Monday, January 03, 2005 () U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta applauded President Bush’s appointment today of Robert D. Jamison as Acting Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Jamison, currently Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (...
Monday, January 03, 2005 (Washington DC) Reflective materials will be installed on the sides of locomotives and freight rail cars as a safety measure to make trains more visible to motorists at railroad crossings under a Final Rule published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in today...
Thursday, January 06, 2005 (Washington, DC)
In response to the train derailment and hazardous materials spill involving a Norfolk Southern freight train in Aiken, SC, early this morning, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and I have dispatched a veteran team of three...
Monday, January 10, 2005 () Bulkmatic Transport Company, headquartered in Griffith, IN has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from its failure to comply with federal hazardous materials transportation laws. Specifically, the company failed to train an employee who was seriously injured...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) The Federal Railroad Administration today will issue a safety advisory to all of the nation's railroads to strengthen procedures for monitoring track switching operations. The advisory is in response to a recent number of incidents involving trains...