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Tuesday, July 21, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Orders New Safety System For the Northeast Corridor
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today ordered installation of a new train control system to ensure safety for faster trains on the northeast corridor between New Haven, Conn., and...
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 (Washington, DC ) Farmers in northeast Oregon won't have to worry about having a reliable crane to load their products onto barges at the Port of Umatilla thanks to a $1 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today. The grant will pay to...
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 (Washington, DC ) The Iowa Interstate Railroad (IIR) will receive a $32.7 million federal loan to help it improve service to rural areas that rely on trains to ship corn, soybeans, steel, chemicals and other products to market. The loan from the Federal Railroad...
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) today launched a new project to make seats and tables on commuter trains safer. Working with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), RITA...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 () The nation's railroads have been given 30 days to fix a growing safety problem with an increasing number of train crashes due to track switches left in the wrong position, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today. Mineta said his department...
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 (Washington, DC) Citing serious safety problems with track maintenance, employee training, bridge inspections, and highway-rail grade crossing warning systems, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has signed an agreement with the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern...
Friday, April 30, 2004 (Washington, DC) Allan Rutter, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, announced today that he is leaving his current post in mid-June for a position with a Texas transportation organization. “It was a difficult decision, but ultimately it is what is...
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 (Washington, DC) "The end of this litigation clears another obstacle from the road to true reform of our passenger rail system. Amtrak should now more strongly focus its efforts to improve passenger service options for Amtrak riders around the country."
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Friday, February 13, 2004 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has extended the public comment period on the agency’s Interim Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Crossings by sixty days. Comments on the proceeding may be...
Wednesday, January 07, 2004 ()
Regional railroad customers in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota will enjoy better access to international markets and expanded economic benefits thanks to a $233 million federal loan announced today by the Federal Railroad Administration. The Railroad...