July 17, 2018 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, July 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle last December, killing three people, were allowed by federal regulators to stay in service even though they didn’t meet current crash-protection...
July 10, 2018 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Regulatory Review, July 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In recent years, New York commuters have encountered significant railroad disasters. A passenger train crash in 2016 resulted in over 100 injuries and one fatality. Only 13 weeks later, another train...
July 3, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 2, 2018) House Democrats last week warned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) against issuing exemptions that allow railroads to avoid implementing positive train control (PTC). Full story: Progressive...
June 28, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2018) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Federal Railroad Administration has warned Maryland officials the state’s train system is at risk of failing to meet a congressional deadline to install a mandatory safety system by the end of the...
June 28, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.northjersey.com, June 27, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit received approval from federal regulators Tuesday for a plan that could buy the agency another two years to finish positive train control, a safety system Congress required a decade ago. The...
June 12, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Wisconsin Public Radio, June 11, 2018) MADISON, Wisc. — Three years ago, the federal government rolled out new safety standards for trains amid a growing number of oil shipments and derailments. Now, railroad companies are using safer tank cars to carry...
June 8, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 7, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its first-ever positive train control (PTC) symposium. The symposium will be...
May 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track and Structures, June 4, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will host a webinar on June 4 aimed at helping those seeking funding for the recently announced positive train control (PTC) grants. Full story: Railway Track and...
May 16, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $250 million in Positive Train Control...
May 10, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 9, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is pushing back another year the deadlines for rail industry employers, contractors and subcontractors to submit training programs for employees who perform...
