April 20, 2020 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 17, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) today for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and...
April 20, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 17, 2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week denied rail unions’ request that the agency declare an emergency order calling for safety protections for railroad employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
April 17, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 16, 2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has granted two rail unions’ joint petition to extend time limits in which certain petitions for review must be filed with the Locomotive Engineer Review Board (LERB) and...
April 17, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 16, 2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has granted two rail unions’ joint petition to extend time limits in which certain petitions for review must be filed with the Locomotive Engineer Review Board (LERB) and...
April 15, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 14, 2020) A coalition of rail labor organizations is asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to ensure freight railroads are recalling furloughed workers before seeking waivers from federal safety regulations. Full...
April 8, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Wyoming Public Radio, April 7, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A long-time coal miner in the Powder River Basin said he worries his employer is not taking the risks of COVID-19 seriously despite instituting safety guidelines. Joe Phillips, not his real name, does not...
April 8, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, April 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Fourteen Congressional lawmakers are pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to consider the health and safety recommendations given by the rail unions...
March 31, 2020 | FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 31 — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) President Dennis R. Pierce and SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy R. Ferguson sought clarification from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) after the agency...
March 26, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, March 25, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A handful of short line railroads are asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to exempt them from conducting random alcohol and drug tests on employees because of concerns related to the coronavirus...
March 24, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, March 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two railroad labor unions are pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to issue emergency orders pushing the freight and passenger railroads to adopt protective measures more speedily amid the...
