FRA Announces $3 Million RRIF Loan to Columbia Basin Railroad Company

Friday, January 04, 2008 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration announced that the Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc. (CBRC) is receiving a $3 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. The CBRC will use the loan funds to...

Statement by Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Progress of CSX Transportation in Addressing Safety Issues

Thursday, January 03, 2008 (Washington, DC)

"As a result of our system-wide focused inspection of CSX Transportation conducted a year ago, the railroad has paid $349,265 in civil penalties for violating numerous Federal rail safety regulations.

With FRA encouragement, CSX has...

U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD LEADS CONFERENCE ON DOMESTIC HIGH-SPEED RAIL MANUFACTURING

Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, DC) More Than 30 Companies Commit To Establish or Expand Manufacturing Operations in the United States

WASHINGTON – Noting the need to create good jobs in America and the importance of a revitalized manufacturing sector, Transportation...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $7 Million for CRANDIC Bridge Repair in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Friday, December 04, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)

The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company (CRANDIC) will receive $6.965 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for repair of the CRANDIC railroad bridge in Cedar Rapids, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today...

New Jersey Transit Joins FRA “Close Call” Pilot Program

Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) has started its participation in the Close Call Project, a safety pilot program designed to give rail employees the ability to voluntarily and...

New Study Shows Freight Rail Fuel Efficiency Up More Than 20 Percent Since 1999

Thursday, November 19, 2009 (Washington, DC)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22 percent between 1990 and 2006.

“While all types of...

Szabo Honors Michael Coplen

Friday, November 06, 2009 (Washington, DC )

Joseph Szabo, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, issued the following statement commending Michael Coplen, a Senior Human Factors Program Manager in the Office of Research and Development, who will receive the American...

Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Designation of Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor

Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (Washington, DC)

NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced the beginning of a public-private partnership to develop high speed rail by designating a Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor linking New Orleans with Baton...

FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Midwest Storms

Friday, October 30, 2009 (Washington, D.C.)

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Administrator, Joseph Szabo, has determined...

U.S. DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error, Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 (Washington, DC)

U.S. DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error, Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety

Reducing common mistakes that result in nearly half of all human factor-caused train...