June 15, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg Government, June 14, 2022) Republicans and railroads urged President Joe Biden’s rail chief Tuesday against a rule that could require at least two crew members on freight trains. Republicans and industry representatives contend that a crew-size...
June 15, 2022 | FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 15 — On June 13, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published its long awaited rule on rail worker fatigue management. The fatigue final rule was mandated by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The rule requires railroads to...
June 10, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 10, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration could soon rule on a petition that would allow a pair of freight railroads to use wayside wheel temperature detectors for inspections currently performed by workers. But a...
June 2, 2022 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 1, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced over $368 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program funds to 46 projects...
May 27, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, May 27, 2022) The technology is using enhanced track geometry as part of an automated track inspection program to detect defects in the rail track that the human eye can’t see. But union members argue that the technology doesn’t cover all the...
May 20, 2022 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 19, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration today released its Annual Enforcement Report summarizing regulatory compliance inspections and audits that FRA or state inspectors...
May 18, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a report on performance metrics for Amtrak’s intercity passenger train operations, covering the first quarter of Fiscal...
May 18, 2022 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 13, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has finalized amendments to a pair of regulations related to roadway worker safety and on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles. Full story:...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established the Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program that “will serve as a key vehicle for directing federal investments and technical assistance toward...
May 13, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Safety culture improves when railroads participate in Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)-sponsored safety culture assessments and follow through on recommendations, according to a new report from the Federal Railroad...
