March 7, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, March 4, 2023) Just as the industry consists of not just the railroads but numerous stakeholders such as the equipment manufacturers, shippers and unions, there are also several federal-level agencies involved in ensuring freight rail safety....
March 3, 2023 | DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, March 2, 2023) Seven major North American freight rail companies on Thursday agreed to join a voluntary employee safety reporting program after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had urged the action following a Feb. 3 derailment in East...
March 2, 2023 | Derailment, DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, February 28, 2023) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is calling on the rail operator at the center of a hazardous train derailment in Ohio to join a program that would allow its employees to voluntarily and confidentially report close...
March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, DOT, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 21, 2023) Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the...
March 1, 2023 | DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Kansas City Star, February 27, 2023) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden...
February 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, DOT, East Palestine-NS, News, NS, Remote Control
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 21 — The following statement is from BLET National President Eddie Hall in response to recommendations released today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Our members who work in the cabs of the nation’s train engines welcome...
December 20, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 19, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 15 grants in nine states to help make it easier for people with...
December 13, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 7, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of almost $2.3 billion in funding to expand and...
November 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 19 awards totaling approximately $13.1 million from President Biden’s...
October 31, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Reuters, October 28, 2022) The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Friday it is awarding $703 million for 41 port infrastructure projects in 22 states and American Samoa, according to documents seen by Reuters. Full story: Reuters
