July 31, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 2015) HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday called for increasing the number of federal rail bridge inspectors, saying the government has too few workers overseeing the safety of more than 70,000 bridges in the...
July 31, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, July 28, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota regulators are expected to sign a deal with the Federal Railroad Administration on Wednesday that will allow the state to launch a rail safety program funded by the Legislature and proposed...
July 30, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude, ethanol, poisonous by inhalation (PIH), toxic by inhalation...
July 22, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today sent a letter again instructing railroads transporting crude oil that they must continue to notify State Emergency Response...
July 22, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, July 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as...
July 21, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today launched a comprehensive, focused safety review of the New York & Atlantic...
July 6, 2015 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, July 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite high-profile train derailments in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, railroads remain relatively safe transportation for people and freight, federal statistics show. Full story: USA Today
July 1, 2015 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Fresno Bee, June 30, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — The Federal Railroad Administration’s “safety train” rolled through Fresno on Tuesday. The self-propelled, 106-ton vehicle is one of five traveling on railroad main lines across the U.S. for the FRA’s Automated...
June 30, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal agency that oversees railroads is asking digital mapping companies to alert users as they approach track crossings. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Monday that, so far, Google has...
June 25, 2015 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads that fail to implement a safety technology system known as positive train control, or PTC, will face federal fines beginning Jan. 1, the top federal railroad regulator said on Wednesday. Sarah...
