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FRA conducted its investigation as part of immediate and comprehensive USDOT response that began within hours of 2023 derailment
WASHINGTON, D...
On February 3, 2023, at 8:54 pm EST, Norfolk Southern (NS) Train 32N derailed at Milepost (MP) 49.5 on main track 1 of NS’s Fort Wayne Line Subdivision of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio. The train was hauling 149 freight cars, including 20 tank cars containing hazardous...
New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding bolsters opportunities to improve the intercity passenger rail network WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available over...
Created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program continues to address safety and connectivity in local communities across the country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal...
FRA sponsored a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT-105 tank car designed for refrigerated liquid CO2 service. The tank car was filled to 95.2 percent with water and pressurized to 225 psig. The impact occurred at 15.5 mph with a 297,000-pound ram car equipped with a 12x12-inch impactor. The...