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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 () The federal government will triple its capacity to inspect the nation’s rail lines thanks to three new advanced track inspection vehicles being launched over the next year and a half, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today. The...
Friday, May 27, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration announced today a $24.8 million infrastructure grant for the Alaska Railroad to upgrade mainline tracks, replace bridges, prevent rock slides and install track at the new Fairbanks Intermodal Facility. The Alaska Railroad...
Thursday, July 23, 1998 (Washington, DC) Slater Commends Decision to Condition Conrail Acquisition on Safety
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today commended the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) decision to adopt his recommendation to condition approval of the...
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 (Washington, DC ) A $1 million safety grant will be used for public education and outreach programs to reduce fatalities resulting from highway-rail grade crossing collisions, pedestrian accidents and railroad trespassing, which together account for 96 percent of all rail-...
Wednesday, June 01, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) Joseph H. Boardman will begin his new duties as the Administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced. Mr. Boardman was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the FRA...
Thursday, June 23, 2005 (Washington, DC) A technology designed to prevent train collisions and other types of rail accidents moves another step forward today thanks to a $6.4 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The grant to the Railroad Research Foundation in Washington...
Thursday, June 23, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the award of two rail safety research grants to universities in Alabama and Illinois intended to improve safety in the railroad industry. Specifically, Tuskegee University received $96,192 to study...
Thursday, June 30, 2005 (Washington, DC) Train “black box” data and information will be better safeguarded for use in accident investigations as a result of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) final rule requiring improvements in the crash survivability of locomotive event...
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 (Washington, DC) The Tex-Mex Railroad, a short line connecting the United States to Mexico, has won approval of a $50 million loan it will use for major safety and infrastructure projects in the wake of growing cross border trade. The loan from the Federal Railroad...
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 (Washington, DC) The federal government wants to know if it is possible to restrict vehicle access to two Metrolink commuter train lines as a way to improve safety on routes that run from Los Angeles to Symar and Chatsworth, it was announced today. The Federal Railroad...