April 23, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, April 18, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today relaunched a $5.6 million public...
March 22, 2019 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2019) Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory on Tuesday declared an emergency event for railroad operations because of extreme flooding throughout the Midwest. Full story: Progressive Railroading
March 19, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Trains, March 18, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has denied Kansas City Southern’s request to shift a brake test from the International Railway Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to one of its yards in neighboring Nuevo Laredo, Mexico....
March 15, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, KCS
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, March 14, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration...
February 22, 2019 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 21, 2019) NEW YORK — The nation’s former chief railroad regulator has been nominated to join the board of the state agency that runs New York City’s subways and buses. Officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration said Thursday...
February 20, 2019 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 19, 2019) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is getting more than $2 million from the Federal Railroad Administration for safety upgrades along the route of the Amtrak Vermonter, addressing conditions that...
February 20, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued to Congress the first “National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad...
February 19, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 15, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update regarding railroads’ self-reported progress toward full implementation of positive train control...
February 12, 2019 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 11, 2019) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week announced the award of $56 million in grant funding for 18 rail projects in 16 states. Issued under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements...
February 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 8, 2019) MTA Metro-North Railroad yesterday announced it was awarded a grant up to $2.3 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to help support positive train control (PTC) communications testing. Full story:...
