Port of Umatilla in Oregon Receives $2.7 Million To Replace Gantry Crane

Tuesday, October 19, 2004 (Washington, DC) Oregon’s Port of Umatilla in the northern part of the state has been awarded a $2,781,800 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to replace a gantry crane in use since World War II, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta...

DOT Weekly News Digest

Friday, October 15, 2004 (Washington, DC) NTAD 2004 Geographic Databases Released. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released the 2004 updated edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD). This edition of NTAD includes, for...

Federal Railroad Administration Awards $4.9 Million To Florida DOT for Self-Propelled Passenger Rail Car Demonstration

Thursday, October 14, 2004 (Washington, DC) A demonstration project of self-propelled passenger rail cars between Miami and West Palm Beach will continue with a $4.9 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Florida Department of Transportation and the South Florida...

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...

Springfield, Missouri Receives FRA Grant To Fund Rail Traffic Studies

Thursday, September 30, 2004 (Washington, DC) The city of Springfield, MO today received a $795,280 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to examine re-routing rail traffic and building new highway-rail grade separations. The grant funds the Railroad Reconfiguration Study, which...

Grade Crossing Improvement Grant Helps Advance Development of High-Speed Rail Corridor in Wisconsin

Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Wisconsin will receive a $372,800 grant to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.

"These grants will help prevent vehicle-train...

FRA Awards $650,000 to South Dakota To Repair Railroad Track Damaged in Spring Flooding

Tuesday, June 30, 1998 (Washington, DC) FRA Awards $650,000 to South Dakota To Repair Railroad Track Damaged in Spring Flooding

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of $650,000 in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) emergency relief funds to South...

Grade Crossing Improvement Grant Helps Advance Development of High-Speed Rail Corridor in State of Washington

Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) The State of Washington will receive a $994,100 grant to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.

"These grants will help prevent...

$5.2 Million Grade Crossing Improvement Grants Help Advance High-Speed Rail Corridor Development in Five States

Monday, August 16, 2004 (Washington, DC) Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin will share $5.2 million to improve highway-rail grade crossings as part of a program to enhance safety and prepare federally designated corridors for future high-speed rail operations.

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Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to Get Next Generation Overhaul Through New Federal Investment

Thursday, July 29, 2004 (Akron, Ohio) The Wheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE) Railway will get a much needed face lift thanks to a new loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation meant to boost the competitiveness of the railroad that serves as a key economic link in Ohio, Pennsylvania and...