FRA Adjustment of Risk Threshold for Establishing Quiet Zones May Aid Communities. The Federal Railroad Administration’s annual adjustment of the Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) may provide some relief for...
News Archive
- November 29, 2013
- November 25, 2013
OSAGE CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new railroad bridge that will eliminate the last chokepoint along the line between...
- September 6, 2013
Rail Upgrades Will Repair and Refurbish 42 Miles of Track in New Hampshire
ROCHESTER, N.H. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a $1.4 million grant to upgrade 42 miles of track along the...
- September 5, 2013
Project Supports President Obama’s Call to ‘Fix it First’
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the Vermont Agency of Transportation has been awarded an $8.9 million grant. The...
- August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) met today in an emergency session to begin consideration of additional regulatory or other safety measures following the derailment in Lac-Megantic,...
- August 8, 2013
New Station Improves Access to Amtrak Service, Passenger Amenities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the obligation of a $15 million grant to design and construct a new train station...
- August 8, 2013
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that U.S. manufacturers are being invited to submit bids to produce high-performance, next-generation diesel-electric locomotives.
“When...
- August 2, 2013
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order and Safety...
- July 8, 2013
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today finalized a $10 million TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2011 grant for the Port of Northern Montana Multimodal Hub Center in Shelby, Mont. The inland...
- July 1, 2013
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has begun construction on rail safety improvement projects along the North Carolina...