DOT News Digest: FRA Announces Grant Funding for Rail Safety Research and Railroad Infrastructure Improvements

Friday, September 26, 2008 (Washington, D.C.)

FRA Partners with Norfolk Southern Railway to Monitor ECP Brake Performance

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding a $200,000 grant to Norfolk Southern Railway to monitor the performance of Electronically Controlled...

Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Partnership With Bombardier to Build High-Speed Passenger Locomotive

Thursday, October 08, 1998 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced an agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Bombardier Transit Corporation to produce a prototype of a non-electric high-speed locomotive for high-speed trains by...

Federal Railroad Administration Proposed Steam Locomotive Inspection Regulations

Friday, September 25, 1998 (Washington, DC)

Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced proposed revisions to the regulations governing the inspection and maintenance of steam locomotives. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published in today’s Federal...

U.S. DOT Digest: FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Federal Track Safety Standards

Friday, December 05, 2008 (Washington, DC) U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs Washington, D.C. www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm

FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Federal Track Safety Standards. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued...

US DOT News Digest: FRA Issues Safety Advisory for Rail Yard Safety and Proposed Rules for Rail Relocation Grant Program

Friday, January 19, 2007 (Washington, DC) DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Ticket Scams. Air travelers going to Super Bowl XLI this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 4 game in Miami. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer...

Development of New Federal Design Standards for Hazardous Materials Tank Cars to Benefit from Public-Private Partnership

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (Washington, DC) In a move designed to aid in the development of new federal design standards for stronger and safer hazardous materials tank cars, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is joining forces with rail and chemical industry leaders to create the tank car...

FRA Inaugurates ‘New Era of Rail Safety’ with Approval of First Positive Train Control System Developed Under New Regulations

Monday, January 08, 2007 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman today announced approval of the first Positive Train Control (PTC) system capable of automatically controlling train speed and movements to prevent certain accidents, including train collisions.

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Growing Economy Making it Easier for Roanoke Railroad Industry to Add Jobs, Federal Railroad Administrator Says on Day Government Announced More Than 167,000 Jobs Were Created in December

Friday, January 05, 2007 (Washington, DC) Roanoke, VA – On the day the government announced that over 167,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. in December, the nation’s top railroad official was in Roanoke to see how companies like Norfolk Southern and FreightCar America are adding...

Portal Bridge FEIS; Increase in Civil Penalties Final Rule; Notice of Intent for CA High Speed Train EIS Between San Francisco and San Jose

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (Washington, DC)

FRA Issues Record of Decision for the Replacement of 100 Year-Old Portal Bridge Over Hackensack River in New Jersey. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact...

FRA Begins Development of Positive Train Control Regulations

Monday, December 22, 2008 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is moving forward with developing new rules that prescribe how railroads should implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to prevent train-to-train collisions, announced FRA Acting Administrator Clifford C...