December 8, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 5, 2016) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration on Dec. 3 issued Safety Advisory 2016-03 “to stress to passenger and commuter railroads the importance of taking action to help mitigate human factor accidents, assist in the...
December 7, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, December 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads have agreed to change some procedures as a result of the 2012 Paulsboro derailment that caused a vinyl chloride spill. The railroads have agreed to rely solely on the federal Emergency Response...
November 30, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health magazine, November 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recent safety advisory from the Federal Railroad Administration reminds railroads, railroad contractors and their respective employees to remain cautious during work that falls outside the...
November 29, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CBS, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads, which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day, continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing sophisticated...
November 29, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads — which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day — continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing...
November 28, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). The data...
November 22, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Wired, November 21, 2016) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration is releasing new draft regulations that could make it a lot easier to build the speedier transport option right here in the US of A. They lay out clear safety standards for the trains,...
November 22, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 21, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed...
November 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Federal regulators are urging railroads across the country to test train operators for obstructive sleep apnea after the engineer in September’s deadly New Jersey commuter train crash was found to have the...
November 1, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 31, 2016) The Federal Railroad Administration and the departments of transportation in Georgia and Tennessee have released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for a proposed high-speed rail line between Atlanta and...
