August 29, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 29, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule to allow eligible smaller railroads and their contractors to use automated systems instead of paper records to comply with federal employee...
August 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $203,698,298 in grant funding for 28 projects in 15 states to assist with the deployment of positive train control (PTC)...
August 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the 2018 Quarter 2 status update on railroads’ self-reported progress toward...
August 22, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Washington Post, August 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 300 times last year, people walked onto railroad tracks to intentionally put themselves in the path of a train — and in 266 cases they successfully committed suicide. That data, recorded by the...
August 9, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, August 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has published a safety advisory on potential damage to train rails caused by pressure electric welding. The advisory, published in the July 27 Federal Register,...
August 3, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 3, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved Railroad Software’s TrackAsset application for electronic capture of signal inspections, as outlined in FRA 49 CFR §§ 234.273 and 236.110. TrackAsset “provides visibility for...
August 2, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Radio station WAMC, August 1, 2018) ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has launched a push to expand railroad bridge inspections and increase the number of federal bridge safety specialists nationwide. Nearly two weeks after a...
July 25, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: USA Today, July 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite progress installing auto-braking equipment, 13 railroads face possible fines for failing to meet Federal Railroad Administration deadlines. The agency threatened the railroads with $27,904 fines each for...
July 24, 2018 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 23, 2018) A federal appeals court ruled last week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) should be allowed to set their own standards for measuring on-time performance of passenger-rail service. The 2-1 ruling...
July 19, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure...
