May 3, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comment on a draft advisory regarding safe railroad operation during temporary signal suspensions. The advisory, according to a notice published in the...
May 2, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, April 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is in danger of missing the deadline for installing an automatic speed control system on its tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a letter expressing concern with the rail...
April 19, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 18, 2018) In a newspaper column published this week, Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory called on motorists and pedestrians to “make safe choices” at railroad crossings by honoring warning signals and...
April 11, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 6, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration, with a new leader in place and a confirmed budget, is seeking to fill nearly 100 key vacancies across the U.S. “to further strengthen and improve the organization’s ability to carry...
April 3, 2018 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 2, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration on March 29 issued an RFI (Request For Information) on “the future of automation in the railroad industry.” Full story: Progressive Railroading
April 2, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 29, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is soliciting public comments on the future of automation in the railroad industry. Full story: Progressive Railroading
March 29, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by David Schanoes, March 27, 2018) NEW YORK — We worry when those with our best interests at heart, like the NTSB, get the details wrong. Full story: Railway Age
March 22, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2018) Positive train control (PTC) systems are operating on about 56 percent of freight railroads’ route miles that are required to be governed by PTC systems, up from 45 percent in third-quarter 2017 and 16 percent on...
March 21, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update on its efforts to assist railroads in implementing...
March 21, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: SMART TD press release, March 19, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has declined a request made by SMART Transportation Division to address the safety concerns of excessively long trains. In an April 25,...
