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...
September 1, 2022 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 1, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail...
August 26, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, August 23, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration is requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would require at least two crew members for most trains. Full story: Safety and Health Magazine
August 25, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 25 — On July 27, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a crew size proposed rulemaking and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will be publishing comments that support regulations requiring two-person...
August 23, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Column by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FRA Administrator Amit Bose, August 20, 2022) America should always lead the way in technology and infrastructure — and that means Americans shouldn’t have to look abroad to see world-class passenger rail....
August 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 18, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in 8 states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the...
August 19, 2022 | Amtrak, DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railway Age, August 18, 2022) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced on Aug. 17 $550 million in final allocations for seven Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) competitive preparedness grant programs. These allocations, the U.S. Department of...
August 11, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, SMART-TD
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 10, 2022) Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose didn’t elaborate on the proposed two-person crew rule that his agency recently put forth for the public to weigh in on, but he made it clear as he spoke on the second day of the...
August 8, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 5, 2022) In an August 5 message, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson counters rail industry propaganda regarding the FRA’s proposed rule that would require two-person train crews. He writes in part: “Common sense safety...
