August 1, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, July 31, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said Wednesday, but “significant work” is needed to ensure the technology is...
July 31, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 30, 2019) The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing tomorrow on Capitol Hill to consider the next steps for positive train control(PTC) implementation. The hearing will focus on PTC...
July 31, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 30, 2019) Karl Alexy has been named associate administrator for railroad safety and chief safety officer for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Railroad Safety. Alexy succeeds Robert Lauby, who retired...
July 9, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, July 5, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The service problems associated with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) have motivated forest products and scrap recycling shippers to press the Surface Transportation Board to renew a longstanding request...
July 9, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Washington Times, July 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. freight trains have been growing up to three miles long, creating lengthy delays at railroad crossings for emergency responders and raising concerns about potential derailments, according to federal...
July 5, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Herald, July 3, 2019) JASPER, Ind. — The Federal Railroad Administration issued a Federal Register notice on June 14, asking the public for information regarding the frequency, location and impact of blocked railroad crossings by slow-moving or idling...
July 3, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure committee press release, July 1, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 1, a group of House lawmakers, led by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR)...
July 2, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 1, 2019) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) have asked the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to extend the public...
July 2, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office report, July 1, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight trains have been getting longer—nearly 3 miles in some cases. This has raised concerns that trains may block traffic more often at road-crossings, impeding emergency...
July 1, 2019 | CSX, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 28, 2019) Quintin Kendall is the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) new deputy administrator, the agency confirmed this week. Full story: Progressive Railroading
