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Friday, October 01, 1999 (Washington DC )
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater and Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced the publication of a new report showing dramatic improvement in the safety of the nation’s railroads as a result of the...
Thursday, September 23, 1999 (Washington, DC )
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is expanding its safety oversight to include activities specifically targeted at reducing railroad accidents caused by human error...
Monday, August 30, 1999 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced a public-private partnership to improve rail passenger safety by conducting a series of full-scale passenger train crash tests this fall at the DOT Transportation Technology Center (...
Wednesday, February 25, 1998 (Washington, DC) Progress Noted on UP Safety Assurance Measures FRA RELEASES SAFETY REPORT ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AUDIT
Continuing its comprehensive review of safety on the Union Pacific Railroad, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a...
Wednesday, October 20, 1999 (Washington, DC )
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that Sgt. Gary W. Horton of the Erie County, New York, Sheriff’s Office has begun a one-year detail to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to serve as a national...
Friday, October 15, 1999 (Washington, DC ) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced and transmitted to Congress the administration’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) reauthorization proposal that would allow for more competitive service, restore important...
Friday, October 29, 1999 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has reached settlements of issued orders that will result in the collection of approximately $6 million in civil penalty assessments...
FRA Administrator Szabo Celebrates Opening of Station Platforms for Extension of Downeaster in Freeport and Brunswick
Service to Brunswick and Portland to Begin this Fall
FREEPORT AND BRUNSWICK, Maine – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today...
Federal Railroad Administration Showcases Research and Development Portfolio . The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) presented its strategic research agenda during its annual Research and Development Research Review held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C....
Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule on Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Signs with toll-free contact numbers will make telephone reporting of emergencies and unsafe conditions easier
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