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Monday, November 14, 2005 (Washington, DC ) A federally funded test of new technology designed to prevent train accidents in dark, or non-signalled, rail territory by electronically monitoring the position of railroad switches is underway, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y....
Wednesday, July 01, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Awards $1.45 Million to North Dakota To Repair Railroad Track Damaged in Spring Flooding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced today the award of $1.45 million in additional Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
Friday, November 04, 2005 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation will require railroads to inspect certain types of track joint bars more frequently using new uniform standards to help prevent train derailments, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today....
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...
Monday, May 03, 2004 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced a $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the nation's premier railroad safety public education and awareness organization.
The grant will be used by OLI to conduct targeted...
Friday, April 30, 2004 (Washington, DC) “From the beginning, Allan Rutter has served the Bush Administration with dedication and a commitment to delivering results for the American people. And he's done just that. Under his watch, the Federal Railroad Administration made significant...
Monday, July 19, 2004 () Click here for FRA's Response to NY Times Allegations Click here for FRA's Grade Crossing Safety Program
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the establishment of a department-wide Credit Council to enhance oversight and management of the Department's direct loan and loan guarantee programs that are administered by the Maritime...
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 (Washington, DC) Event recorders, the train equivalent of an airplane's "black box," will be improved to make sure critical information survives train accidents according to a proposed rule issued today by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
"The survival...