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DOT Announces New Initiative for Loan and Credit Programs
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...
FRA Proposes to Improve Crash Survivability of Locomotive “Black Box”
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...
FRA Proposal Seeks to Improve Working Conditions For Train Crews, Prevent Hearing Loss
Thursday, June 24, 2004 (Washington, DC) Preventing hearing loss in train crews is the aim of a proposed rule being offered today by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The proposal is intended to reduce unnecessary noise exposure and potential hearing loss of railroad employees who work...
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Action Plan to Prevent Train-Vehicle Collisions and Pedestrian Deaths
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 (Washington, DC) Promoting enhanced enforcement and closing unneeded crossings are among the action objectives highlighted in a U.S. Department of Transportation blueprint for reducing railroad-related casualties. The Secretary's Action Plan for Highway-Rail Crossing...
FRA Audit of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Shows Fewer Accidents and Employee Injuries
Thursday, May 13, 2004 (Washington, DC) Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced a preliminary report strongly indicating that the deployment of remote control locomotives in and around rail yards has resulted in significant safety benefits. The findings are contained in the...
Highway-Rail Crossing Fatalities Reach Record Low in 2003; Other Railroad Safety Numbers Show Similar Improvements
Thursday, May 06, 2004 (Washington, DC) The nation’s rail transportation system achieved a record low number of highway-rail grade crossing fatalities in 2003, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today. Preliminary full-year statistics compiled by the Federal...
FRA Orders Safety Improvements on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Tuesday, June 30, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA Orders Safety Improvements on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has issued a compliance order directing the Northwestern Pacific Railroad to improve railroad safety throughout its...
Federal Railroad Administrator Announces $1 Million Grant to Operation Lifesaver
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...
Ohio Receives Grant to Demonstrate New Safety Equipment at High-Risk Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Wednesday, October 13, 2004 (Washington, DC) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $497,050 grant to the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) to test safety equipment that block all lanes of traffic at a high-risk highway-rail grade crossing. The device is comprised of a...