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...
May 10, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 10, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released its annual enforcement report, summarizing regulatory compliance inspections and audits conducted in the past fiscal year by FRA or state inspectors participating in FRA’s rail...
May 10, 2023 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, May 9, 2023) A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years, saying that after being promoted regularly...
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
