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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...

Agreement Launches New Era of Amtrak Accountability

Thursday, April 10, 2003 (Washington, DC) In testimony before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies today, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael P. Jackson hailed the signing of an agreement between DOT and Amtrak as the first step toward a new...

FRA Announces New Track Safety Regulations

Thursday, June 25, 1998 (Washington, DC ) FRA Announces New Track Safety Regulations

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced updated track safety regulations that reflect significant changes in the railroad industry over the past two decades.

In developing the...