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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced new regulations governing rail inspections that will help identify rail flaws and further eliminate the risk of derailments. The new regulations require performance based...
The “REMEDIAL ACTION TABLE” (in Subpart D to Part 213) as published on January 24, 2014 was corrected on January 29, 2014.
TheU.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the publication of a Final Rule that increases the rail equipment accident/incident reporting threshold for 2014 from $9,900 to $10,500. This action is taken every year to ensure they accurately...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced an $18.5 million grant to reduce passenger and freight train congestion on Amtrak’s Empire Corridor at the Syracuse, NY train station. The grant to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is for the final...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 60-day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro-North Commuter Railroad in response to the December 1st crash. Operation Deep Dive, beginning December 16, 2013,...