WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing...
News Archive
- August 16, 2016
- July 29, 2016
FRA Issues New Rule Requiring Passenger Railroads to Proactively Identify and Reduce Safety Risks
New rule establishes proactive safety approach for passenger rail will...
- July 28, 2016
DOT Announces $199 Million Available for Positive Train Control Implementation on Commuter Railroads
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will accept applications for $199 million in competitive grant funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. The grants, which will...
- July 25, 2016
WASHINGTON –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 significant incidents in recent weeks that have...
- July 19, 2016
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a Finding of No Significant Impact on the Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative (Initiative). The finding clears the way for...
- July 18, 2016
WASHINGTON – 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 options for new and improved conventional and high-speed passenger...
- May 25, 2016
New FRA Rules Strengthen Protections for Maintenance of Way Workers, Expand Drug and Alcohol Testing
Separate rules increase protections, add Maintenance of Way workers to drug and alcohol testing policy
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- May 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the following statement from Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg on the one-year anniversary of the Amtrak 188 derailment. The passenger train derailed...
- May 6, 2016
Project includes new passenger platforms in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Transportation Secretary... - April 28, 2016
Administration has requested $2.3 billion in FY2017 budget
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications from...