U.S. Secretary of Transportation Slater Submits Railroad Safety Bill

Monday, August 02, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today sent to Congress the "Federal Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 1999" to help achieve the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Funding For Grade Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs In Designated High-Speed Corridors

Friday, July 23, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced financial assistance grants totaling $6.95 million to eight federally-designated high-speed rail corridors to eliminate hazards at public and private highway-rail grade crossings.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater: Reflective Material on Freight Train Cars Would Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Crossings

Thursday, July 15, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the release of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) study which concludes that enhancing the visibility of freight train cars with reflective material could help prevent collisions...

FRA Awards Grant To Tuskegee University For Study of Rail Fatigue

Wednesday, June 16, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of a $99,000 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to Tuskegee University in Alabama for rail fatigue research.

"This grant demonstrates President Clinton and...

Secretary Slater Announces Safety Policy for Light Rail Transit Operating on Conventional Railroad Tracks

Tuesday, June 01, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a proposal to assure the safety of passengers in light rail trains operating on the general railroad system. A joint policy statement issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation...

Secretary Slater Announces Finalists For Maglev Technology Deployment Program

Monday, May 24, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced grants to seven states and authorities for pre-construction planning for magnetic levitation (Maglev) high-speed ground transportation.

"Maglev technology has the potential to...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Contract for Rails-With-Trails Best Practices Report

Friday, October 08, 1999 (Washington DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of a $340,000 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contract to Alta Transportation Consulting of San Rafael, Calif., for the development of a best practices report that will...

U. S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Y2K Readiness Assessment of Major Freight Railroads

Friday, October 08, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced publication of an independent Y2K readiness assessment of America’s four largest freight railroads: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific....

U. S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Non-Electric High-Speed Passenger Rail Demonstration Project

Thursday, October 07, 1999 (Washington, DC)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced an aggressive schedule to begin testing and demonstration of a prototype high-speed non-electric passenger locomotive on high-speed rail passenger corridors.

"High-speed...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Grant to Virginia for Tourist Train Feasibility Study

Friday, October 01, 1999 (Washington, DC )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a $27,000 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to conduct a feasibility study and prepare an implementation plan...