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Wednesday, March 07, 2007 (Washington, DC) The number of train accidents declined for the second year in a row and there were fewer highway-rail grade crossing collisions according to preliminary 2006 rail safety data announced today by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters...
Monday, February 26, 2007 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman today denied a $2.3 billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan application from the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern (DM&E) railroad concluding it posed an unacceptably...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) For the first time ever the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will have authority to regulate railroad worker hours of service and will provide greater focus on risk reduction to improve safety in the railroad industry under a rail safety...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 (Washington, DC) Two new custom-built inspection vehicles equipped with state of the art technology to help identify track flaws that could lead to train derailments are now in service and will allow the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to triple the amount of track...
Friday, May 11, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is issuing a $962,240 grant to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to complete preliminary environmental and engineering studies for a 35-mile segment of a proposed magnetic levitation (maglev) passenger...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 (Washington, DC) “CSX’s decision reflects a wise commitment to making the kind of funding priorities needed to improve its operations and better safeguard neighboring communities.
In particular, CSX’s decision to establish a risk reduction program...
Monday, May 07, 2007 (Washington, DC) "Ensuring safety at highway-rail grade crossings is a shared challenge requiring vigilance and sustained cooperation between the Federal government, railroads, states and localities.
Reducing the frequency and severity of collisions at highway-rail...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman today announced that 78 track defects and one serious violation were found by Federal Railroad Administration inspectors during a recent audit of CSX tracks in upstate New York. In addition, FRA’s...
Thursday, March 29, 2007 (Washington, DC) Two railroads will begin equipping and operating trains with new brake technology capable of significantly improving train control, reducing derailments, and shortening stopping distances as a result of a waiver approved by the Federal Railroad...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 ()
Statement of Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Findings of Focused Inspection on CSX Transportation
The results released today of an FRA focused inspection demonstrate that despite general improvement by CSX, the railroad is still...