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Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual
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Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule Regarding Safety Integration Planning for Future Railroad Consolidations
Monday, March 18, 2002 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the issuance of a new regulation designed to assure the safety of railroad operations resulting from future mergers or acquisitions. The final rule, which will be published in the Federal Register...
Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Concerning Amtrak President George Warrington
Thursday, March 07, 2002 (Washington, DC) Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta expressed regret over the announcement today that George D. Warrington is departing as president and chief executive officer of Amtrak and thanked him for his service to the Nation’s passenger railroad...
FRA Issues Rule Providing Local Communities the Opportunity to Silence Train Horns at Railroad Crossings
Wednesday, December 17, 2003 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced publication of a rule to allow local communities to quiet train horns at some 150,000 railroad crossings nationwide if important safety requirements are met. The agency’s “Interim...
Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Concerning the FRA Rule to Allow Communities to Quiet Train Horns at Crossings
Wednesday, December 17, 2003 (Washington, DC) For several years, the Federal Railroad Administration has been working to address the impact of train horn noise on communities in a way that improves quality of life for nearby residents without sacrificing safety for motorists at railroad...
FRA DEVELOPS RULES TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN EMERGENCIES ON PASSENGER TRAINS
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA DEVELOPS RULES TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN EMERGENCIES ON PASSENGER TRAINS
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced critical steps to improve railroad safety by requiring railroads to meet minimum standards for emergency...
FRA Grants Waivers to San Diego and Baltimore Light Rail Systems
Friday, January 19, 2001 (Washington, DC)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced conditional approval of two waivers that permit use of general rail system tracks by light rail systems.
These approvals, which apply...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Slater Selects Two High Speed Maglev Projects
Thursday, January 18, 2001 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the selection of two projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania to be advanced into the next phase of the competition to build and demonstrate the first magnetically levitated (maglev...
Federal Railroad Administrator Announces Workshop For RRIF Applicants
Tuesday, December 03, 2002 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to conduct a first of its kind workshop designed to educate the freight rail industry about the value of the Railroad Rehabilitation and...