August 15, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, STB
(Source: Politico, August 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads sued the Surface Transportation Board this week over its final on-time performance rule for passenger trains. The freight railroads’ main lobby argues that the rule, which...
August 1, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a new, final rule that requires passenger railroads to proactively identify...
August 1, 2016 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Connecticut Post, July 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The railroad industry is attempting to halt a proposed safety rule requiring two-person crews in its tracks, but Connecticut lawmakers say the change is essential. Full story: Connecticut...
July 29, 2016 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — From the end of 2015 to the beginning of this year, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sought feedback for its plans to update and redesign the Northeast Corridor, the busy rail route Amtrak travels...
July 29, 2016 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 29, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The Federal Railroad Administration released Thursday the public’s input on its Northeast Corridor Futures proposals, a set of potential improvements and redesigns for Amtrak’s route from Boston...
July 27, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 25, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg today called for greater action to prevent fatalities at the nation’s more than 200,000 railroad crossings following several...
July 18, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, July 18, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have released 10 service and route...
July 18, 2016 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, July 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is considering a rule that would require most trains to have a minimum number of crew members. Full story: The Hill
July 8, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 7, 2016) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The cause of the most recent oil train derailment and fire in Mosier, Oregon, has been determined to be lag bolts that had sheared off resulting in the derailment. This once again raises concerns that the unit...
June 24, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conclusion: Unless or until additional details come to light, FRA has made the preliminary determination that Union Pacific’s failure to maintain its track and track equipment...
