June 25, 2015 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, June 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials plan to enforce a Dec. 31 deadline for installing equipment to prevent train crashes, even though they know most passenger and freight railroads won’t be able to meet it. Full story: The News...
June 24, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: National Public Radio, June 19, 2015) NEW YORK — The federal government’s new rules aimed at preventing explosive oil train derailments are sparking a backlash from all sides. “We’re talking about unit trains, 70 or more cars, that are...
June 11, 2015 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, June 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) warned lawmakers on Wednesday that most of the nation’s railways will fail to meet a deadline for implementing an automated train control system that investigators have said...
June 10, 2015 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration on Tuesday said railroads should identify locations where trains must reduce speed by more than 20 miles per hour in their approach to a bridge or curve and should modify...
June 9, 2015 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory recommending actions that passenger railroads take to prevent trains from speeding. The advisory is the...
June 2, 2015 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, June 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is pushing Congress to quickly approve President Obama’s nominee to lead the Federal Railroad Administration. Full story: The Hill
June 1, 2015 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, May 29, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Sarah Feinberg has already proven to be a steady and capable leader at FRA, and especially during the tragic Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, where she remained on site...
May 29, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a $6.8 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad...
May 22, 2015 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order that will assist in controlling passenger train speeds at certain locations on the Northeast Corridor...
May 18, 2015 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 17, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains will resume service Monday in “complete compliance” with federal safety orders following last week’s deadly derailment, officials announced Sunday....
