February 24, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Mid-Hudson News Network, February 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed doubling the number of railroad bridge inspector program staff from eight to 16 in its 2017 budget. Full story: Daily...
February 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, February 18, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Despite the millions of gallons of volatile crude being transported through the state by train, New Jersey will receive none of the $10 million awarded by the federal government Thursday to improve...
February 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 18, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded nearly $10 million in grants for nine projects in eight states to upgrade and increase the safety of railroad crossings...
February 18, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 17, 2016) BATON ROUGE, La. — The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to upgrade or close dozens of railroad crossings in eight states, including a $1.1 million grant to Louisiana. FRA...
February 17, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 17, 2016) WASHINGTON –The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today called on state departments of transportation to verify that railroad crossing warning systems interconnected to traffic lights...
February 4, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the new Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)...
February 4, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: ICIS News, February 3, 2016) HOUSTON — Federal officials released a schedule for positive train control (PTC) on Wednesday that shows at least seven of the nation’s carriers will not meet the congressional deadline to install the safety system. Full...
February 2, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, February 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — No safety improvements have been made at the site of a fatal Metro-North grade-crossing accident in New York that marks its first anniversary Wednesday, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Full...
January 26, 2016 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, January 25, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it will extend the formal comment period for the NEC FUTURE Tier 1...
January 22, 2016 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, January 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government collected $15 million in fines from railway companies in 2015 as the Federal Railroad Administration achieved a record 75 percent collection rate for penalties, Obama administration officials...
