July 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety & Health Magazine, June 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two years after the Federal Railroad Administration first published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement system safety programs, the...
June 28, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 25, 2019) Prompted by a fatal Amtrak train derailment in 2017, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to implement a passenger-rail operations safety program...
June 27, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 26, 2019) ALBANY, N.Y. — Efforts to boost passenger train speeds across upstate New York are facing another delay after the completion date for the project’s final environmental impact study was pushed back. Full story: Albany...
June 21, 2019 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Cleveland American, June 20, 2019) COLUMBUS, Okla. — Railroads in Ohio would have to operate trains with at least two crew members under a bill state lawmakers are considering. The move comes after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) indicated it...
June 20, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, June 19, 2019) WELLS, Nevada — A train carrying military munitions derailed in the high desert of northeast Nevada on Wednesday, closing an interstate for about an hour before emergency crews determined there was no danger. No injuries were...
June 19, 2019 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 17, 2019) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in response to petitions seeking reconsideration of a final rule regarding intercity- and commuter-rail systems’...
June 14, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Television station KSAT, June 13, 2019) SAN ANTONIO — Texas tops the list for the number of railroad crossing accidents with a total of 1,223 accidents from 2014 to 2018, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Full story:...
June 14, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 13, 2019) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that 45 projects in 29 states will benefit from $326-plus million in grant money under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI)...
June 14, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, June 14, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A relative newcomer to the U.S. energy scene has received a preliminary nod from regulators to use an as-yet untapped transportation resource – rail tank cars – to move liquefied natural gas (LNG). When not...
June 13, 2019 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, June 13, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House has pulled an Obama era proposal that would have mandated two crew members in most locomotives, and it has banned states from requiring railroads to do so. Full story: Washington...
