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FRA offering $25 million in grants for rail-safety upgrade projects
May 3, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said recently that it will award $25 million in competitive grants for projects that increase rail safety and is seeking applications from railroads, local governments and states.
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FRA releases list of rail crossings with multiple crashes, other incidents
April 27, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently released a list of railroad crossings nationwide that have experienced multiple safety incidents in the past decade.
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Proposed two-person crew rule on trains draws industry scrutiny
March 17, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) unveiled a proposed rule this week that would require two-person crews on most trains, and the move has been met with industry resistance.
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FRA website makes inspection reports on rail bridges more accessible
March 2, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently added a new feature to its website that lets municipalities and states request inspection reports on local rail bridges.
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FRA asks states to inspect, upgrade traffic lights at rail crossings
February 19, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently asked state departments of transportation to confirm that their railroad-crossing warning systems are properly coordinated with traffic lights at crossings.
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FRA green-lights Baltimore/Washington Airport rail-station project
February 5, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) concerning the new Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) rail-station project.
Read more →Transportation funding guide for Northeast beginning to take shape
November 12, 2015
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently published an outline for a guide to investing transportation funds throughout the Northeast Corridor, which reaches from Boston to Washington, D.C. The outline is a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for NEC FUTURE, the long-term investment framework from the FRA for the Northeast Corridor.
Read more →FRA reveals cause of Mount Carbon derailment
October 13, 2015
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently revealed the cause of the CSX/Plains All American derailment on Feb. 16 in Mount Carbon, as well as the association’s plans to stop any similar accidents from happening in the future; the accident caused 27 cars to derail, the evacuation of hundreds of local residents and a fire that burned for several days afterward.
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Feds offering $10 million in grant money to improve highway rail crossings
September 4, 2015
Federal Railroad Administration grants aimed at improving safe transportation of energy products
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