December 27, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, December 24, 2016) BILLINGS, Mont. — The nation’s largest freight railroad has agreed to more thorough inspections and maintenance improvements after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon and the discovery of more than 800 potential safety...
December 27, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 23, 2016) BILLINGS Mont. — The Transportation Department says it assessed more than $15 million in civil penalties against the U.S. railroad industry this year for safety violations and other infractions, a slight increase over...
December 21, 2016 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 20, 2016) The Southern Rail Commission (SRC) yesterday announced more than $2 million in allocations through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to 11 communities in three southern states that are making plans for...
December 19, 2016 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Phlly Voice, December 16, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — wide-ranging federal proposal to expand the role of railway transportation in the northeast United States could potentially bring a new Amtrak stop to Philadelphia International Airport, crank up the speed...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New Haven Register, December 16, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal railroad officials endorsed a controversial plan to bring high-speed rail through a historic part of Old Lyme as part of the new Old Saybrook-to-Rhode Island bypass for Amtrak’s Northeast...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Federal railroad regulators endorsed an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years by shoring up crumbling infrastructure, running more trains and building...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After four years of working with the Northeast states, federal and state partner agencies and dozens and dozens of public meetings, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
December 13, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 12, 2016) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week issued a safety advisory calling on passenger and commuter railroads to improve safety by screening train operators for sleep apnea and installing inward- and...
December 12, 2016 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 10, 2016) SCOTLAND, S.D. — Federal authorities say a broken rail caused a September 2015 trail derailment and fire in South Dakota that resulted in more than $1 million in damages. Full story: Capital Journal
December 9, 2016 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Sacramento Bee, December 8, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Federal Railroad Administration has launched an investigation into why a Capitol Corridor train suddenly lurched violently back and forth, injuring several passengers, on tracks near Davis on...
