May 20, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 19, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating 50 years of safety research and innovation at the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center...
May 18, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 17, 2021) Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose late last week said federal and California officials have engaged in “productive settlement negotiations over the past several weeks” involving federal funds...
May 11, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office-Northern District of Texas, Department of Justice, May 7, 2021) DALLAS, Texas — A Federal Railroad Administration inspector has been charged with lying on official documents, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the...
April 26, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 23, 2021) NEW YORK — As largely expected, President Joe Biden will nominate current Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose as FRA Administrator, the White House announced April 23. Full story: Railway Age
April 14, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is...
March 16, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 15, 2021) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has proposed collecting trespassing data from law enforcement agencies to help determine root causes and reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on railroad property. Full...
March 4, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age column by Francisco Gonzalez III, March 2, 2021.) NEW YORK — Approximately one out of every four railroad freight cars in North America is a tank car, according to the Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 2019 Edition (p. 38). Each...
February 24, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains, February 23, 2021 SEATTLE — A federal appeals court has overturned a Federal Railroad Administration decision on train crew size, saying the agency’s decision to withdraw a proposed rule requiring two-person crews has a “real and intended effect … to...
February 10, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 9, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “America has a chance to lead the world once more through innovation in infrastructure– connecting our communities, creating good jobs, addressing climate change and...
February 9, 2021 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, February 5, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comment on a proposed rule that would require certain railroads to develop and implement a fatigue risk management program as a component of their...
