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Friday, May 12, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Funding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced financial assistance grants totaling $5.3 million to five federally-designated high-speed rail corridors to eliminate hazards at public and...
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 (Washington, DC)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the award of a $34 million contract to a team led by Lockheed Martin Corporation for the development and deployment of a Positive Train Control (PTC) system on a 120-mile segment of...
Friday, June 30, 2000 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris today announced that Mark E. Yachmetz will serve as Associate Administrator for Railroad Development in the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). This appointment is effective immediately.
...Monday, July 24, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced a direct loan and loan guarantee program for railroads that will provide up to $3.5 billion in loans, including $1 billion for projects benefitting shortline and regional railroads.
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Friday, September 08, 2000 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene Molitoris today announced a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) decision to grant Amtrak’s request to "grandfather" use of Talgo trainsets for its Cascade service in the Pacific Northwest Rail...
Friday, September 15, 2000 (Washington, DC)
Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, joined by Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ed Hamberger, and Roy Allen, President of the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), today announced a 10-year "Care...
Friday, October 06, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today was joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Chairman and CEO Robert D. Krebs and Amtrak President and CEO George D. Warrington in...
Wednesday, October 11, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today designated two new high-speed rail corridors in northern New England and the South Central states, and announced the extension of three existing designated corridors to serve Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky...
Wednesday, October 18, 2000 (Washington, DC) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval of high-speed service for Amtrak’s Acela Express equipment on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). FRA’s approval indicates that...
Wednesday, October 25, 2000 (Washington, DC ) Federal Railroad Administration-led partnerships with rail labor, management and others helped reduce train accident fatalities by 87 percent, rail employee casualties by nearly 34 percent, and highway rail crossing fatalities by more than 35 percent...