Welcome to the Federal
Railroad Administration's (FRA) news and information
page. The FRA works to ensure a safe, efficient &
effective passenger and freight railroad network. The
agency's safety force inspects the U.S.'s 230,000 miles
of railroad track, 1.2 million freight cars, 20,000
locomotives and 89,000 track miles of signal and train
control systems. The FRA also provides funding for
Amtrak, educates the public about the danger of
highway-rail grade crossings and develops standards and
regulations to enhance rail safety.
PRESS RELEASES FROM 2000
 Jolene
M. Molitoris Leaves Federal Railroad Administration (12/11/00)
U.S.
Deputy Secretary of Transportation Downey Unveils Better Means for
Testing Track Conditions (11/21/00)
Federal
Railroad Administrator Announces Prototype Quiet Zone Corridor Cost
Study (10/27/00)
New
Report Finds 1993 Through 1999 the Seven Safest Years in Rail
Transportation History (10/25/00)
Secretary
Slater Announces Approval of 150mph Amtrak Acela Service (10/17/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Designates Two New High-Speed Rail
Corridors (10/11/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Partnership in Promoting
Diversity in Railroad Industry (10/6/00)
Federal
Railroad Administration Awards Grant To Cracow University of Technology
(10/2/00)
Federal
Railroad Administration Announces Contract Agreement with the
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (9/15/00)
FRA
Approves Amtrak’s Continued Use Of Talgo Trainsets
in the Pacific Northwest (9/8/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.5 Billion
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program
(7/24/00)
Federal Railroad Administrator Names Associate
Administrator for Railroad Development (6/30/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Announces $34 Million Contract
Award for North American Joint Positive Train Control
Project (6/21/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Announces Funding for Grade
Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs In Designated
High-Speed Rail Corridors (5/12/00)
FRA Signs
Safety Compliance Agreement With CSX; Releases Final
Track Audit Report (4/20/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Grants to
Complete Planning for Maglev Projects (4/17/00)
Federal
Railroad Administration Announces Public Hearings in
Illinois and Ohio Concerning Use of Locomotive Train
horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (3/31/00)
FRA
Announces Public Hearings on Use of Locomotive Train
Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (2/17/00)
Secretary Slater
Announces Proposal to Require Train Horns at Public
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (1/12/00)
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