September 5, 2023 | DOT, News, Top News
The rail industry prefers to discipline workers rather than take their confidential input regarding safety improvements. That’s the hypocritical policy of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg...
June 22, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 21, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, USDOT has taken steps to improve rail safety and called on Congress to pass the Railway Safety Act — working to...
June 5, 2023 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Department of Transportation press release (PDF), June 4, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has awarded more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant...
June 1, 2023 | DOT, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Yahoo Finance, May 31, 2023) US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is ramping up pressure on the country’s largest freight railroads to improve safety after a series of high-profile derailments. Full story: Yahoo Finance
May 10, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, May 9, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of its ongoing work to protect the American public, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration laid out a new round of steps focused on the...
May 10, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Erie News Now, May 9, 2023) DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the EPA is holding Norfolk Southern accountable for the cleanup, and the DOT is also keeping a close watch on it, too. Full story: Erie News Now
May 8, 2023 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 8, 2023) Six rail transit systems will receive more than $700 million in grants to replace aging railcars under grants announced Friday by the Federal Transit Administration as part of the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. Full story:...
May 3, 2023 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday said it was ramping up a program to address supply chain issues by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share information. Full story:...
April 28, 2023 | DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, April 26, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Wednesday said a Republican budget cut proposal would result in nearly 7,500 fewer rail safety inspection days and over 30,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually, at a time when...
April 27, 2023 | DOT, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 27, 2023) The U.S. Department of Transportation has turned down a request for a permit to transport liquefied natural gas by rail from Pennsylvania to a terminal on the Delaware River, NJ.com reports. Full story: Trains...
