March 12, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: NBC News, March 11, 2018) NEW YORK — The FRA data concluded that train deaths have grown steadily in the past 10 years, peaking in 2017. The federal agency said that 888 people died due to train-related incidents last year, and 575 of them were considered...
March 8, 2018 | CSX, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Observer-Reporter, March 7, 2018) FREDERICKTOWN, Pa. — The Federal Railroad Administration has begun an investigation into the crash Tuesday involving a train and a tanker truck at a crossing near Fredericktown. Full story:...
March 1, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 28, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a report on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at railroads around the world. Full story: Progressive Railroading
March 1, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Politico, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former top federal railroad regulator’s side gig as a public relations consultant for a Mississippi sheriff was more extensive than previously revealed, records obtained by Politico show. Full story:...
March 1, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ronald L. Batory officially became the 14th United States Federal Railroad Administrator on February 28, 2018. In the presence of his family, and numerous colleagues he has known throughout his 47-year career...
February 26, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2018) NEW YORK — President Donald Trump says his administration has ended more unnecessary regulations than any previous administration. In response to his orders, the Transportation Department has withdrawn, repealed, delayed...
February 26, 2018 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations...
February 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, February 21, 2018) NEW YORK — Federal inspectors found scores of New Jersey Transit train cars riddled with fire risks, faulty brakes and electrical hazards as they scrutinized the troubled railroad that brings 95,000 workers to Manhattan daily....
February 16, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for...
February 16, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued three urgent safety recommendations Thursday, acting upon the agency’s findings in two ongoing railroad accident...
