June 13, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 9 announced that it has made an additional recommendation to Safety Advisory 2023-01, originally published on March 3, addressing the use and maintenance of hot bearing detectors...
June 12, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, June 10, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar investigations of all...
June 9, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Farm News Media, June 8, 2023) The nation’s largest rail carriers will soon undergo a “comprehensive and broad” safety review, according to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Full story: Michigan Farm News
June 9, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2023) In the wake of a May 10 Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania, the Federal Railroad Administration today issued a safety advisory recommending that railroads implement safeguards to ensure that hot bearing detectors...
June 7, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, June 6, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration will conduct safety assessments of all major U.S. railroads following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern operated train in Ohio, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Full story:...
June 7, 2023 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 6, 2023) Amtrak has submitted applications for nearly $7.3 billion in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 14 proposed Northeast Corridor (NEC) projects and $716 million in funding for 16 proposed projects that would...
June 1, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, May 31, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing rules to formalize the certification process for two groups of craft employees working on U.S. freight railroads. Each proposed rule — one for train dispatchers and the other for...
May 15, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration issued a safety advisory this week in the aftermath of an April collision and derailment on Union Pacific that involved a misaligned hand-throw switch. Full story: Trains...
May 11, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 11, 2023) Following a train collision that occurred on April 16 involving a misaligned switch, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a Safety Bulletin to remind railroads about ways to “ensure safe operation of hand-operated...
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...
