Welcome to the Federal
Railroad Administration's (FRA) 1998 news archives. 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 1998
 FRA
and Wisconsin Central Extend Successful Compliance
Agreement (2/12/98)
Union
Pacific Line in Illinois: FRA Announces Positive Train
Control Project (2/13/98)
Safety,
Services Reliability Should be Ensured in Conrail
Acquisition, DOT Says (2/23/98)
FRA
Final Report on CSXT: Progress Made on Safety Assurance
Program (2/24/98)
Progress
Noted on UP Safety Assurance Measures: FRA Releases
Safety Report on Union Pacific Railroad Audit (2/25/98)
DOT
Secretary Slater Announces Award of $2.28 Million for
Grade-Crossing Projects on NC Designated High-Speed Rail
Corridor (4/6/98)
Secretary
Slater Unveils Commuter Rail Station at Miami
International Airport (4/9/98)
Molitoris
Appoints Charles H. White Associate Administrator for
Policy and Program Development (4/23/98)
FRA
Develops Rules to Improve Safety in Emergencies on
Passenger Trains (4/29/98)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Announces $10 Million Grant for Alaska
Railroads (5/4/98)
FRA
Announces New Track Safety Regulations (6/25/98)
FRA
Orders Safety Improvements on Northwestern Pacific
Railroad (6/30/98)
FRA
Awards $650,000 to South Dakota to Repair Railroad Track
Damaged in Spring Flooding (6/30/98)
FRA
Awards $1.45 Million to North Dakota to Repair Railroad
Track Damaged in Spring Flooding (7/1/98)
FRA
Orders New Safety System for the Northeast Corridor
(7/21/98)
Secretary
Slater Commends Decision to Condition Conrail Acquisition
on Safety (7/23/98)
Investment
in Transportation Means Jobs for Delta States, Secretary
Slater Says (7/31/98)
America's
First "Smart" Highway-Rail Crossing is
Dedicated in Groton, Connecticut (8/26/98)
FRA
Strengthens Railroad Communications Requirements (9/4/98)
FRA
Issues Proposed Power Brake Regulations (9/9/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Proposed Revisions to Locomotive
Engineer Regulations (9/22/98)
Federal
Railroad Administration Proposed Steam Locomotive
Inspection Regulations (9/25/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Partnership with Bombardier to Build
High-Speed Passenger Locomotive (10/8/98)
FRA's
Interim Rule on Maglev Makes Pre-Construction Planning
Funds Available (10/13/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $3.8 Million Grant to Illinois for
Expanded Position Train Control Project (10/23/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Grant Award of $2.5 Million to New York
for High-speed Non-electric Locomotives (10/26/98)
Federal
Railroad Administration Announces Availability of Rail
Economic Benefit Analysis CD-ROM (11/4/98)
Statement
by Secretary Slater Concerning Amtrak Ridership Increase
(11/16/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Designation of Gulf coast High Speed
Rail Corridor (11/18/98)
FRA
Issues Emergency Order on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
(11/25/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Extension of the Southeast High Speed
Rail Corridor (12/1/98)
Secretary
Slater presents Award for Heroism to Norfolk Southern
Conductor (12/7/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Expanded High-Speed Rail Program
(12/10/98)
Secretary
Slater, Bolivian Economic Minister Pacheco Announce
Transcontinental Railroad (12/15/98)
Federal
Railroad Adminstration, Surface Transportation Board
Issue Joint Proposal on Railroad Safety (12/30/98)
|
