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 29, 2022 | CSX, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 28, 2022) CSX Transportation is awaiting regulatory approval to become the first railroad to use Trip Optimizer’s Zero-to-Zero function, which allows the advanced cruise control system to automatically start and stop freight trains....
November 29, 2022 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 29, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration will grant a waiver allowing the Long Island Rail Road to open its route to the new Grand Central Madison terminal without installation of equipment to prevent Amtrak trains from...
November 18, 2022 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Homeland Security Today, November 17, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) helps administer a voluntary, confidential reporting system where railroad employees can report close calls and unsafe events (e.g., a train going beyond the authorized...
November 16, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release (PDF), November 16, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor, a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. This...
November 1, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued Safety Advisory 2022-01 for railroads and railroad contractors on the importance of ensuring that portable derails are clearly visible to train crews and operators of other...
November 1, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 1, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration has launched a website for comments leading to an evaluation of long-distance service Amtrak had previously discontinued, as well as its two current triweekly routes, the New Orleans-Los...
October 31, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 28, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced it will hold a hearing Dec. 14 to accept public comments on its proposed rulemaking that would establish minimum safety requirements for the size of train...
October 19, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, October 18, 2022) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Federal Railroad Administrator will be in Birmingham Wednesday meeting with Congresswoman Terri Sewell and other local officials about the on-going issue of trains blocking neighborhoods. Full...
September 9, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, September 8, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Sept. 8 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments on whether it should retain or remove a provision of the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) final rule, which took effect...
