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 2006
December
FRA and New
Jersey Transit Begin Study to Improve Capacity and Operation of Portal
Bridge on Northeast Corridor (12/14/06)
FRA Proposes Higher Fines for Violations of Federal Rail Safety Regulations
(12/05/06)
Public Invited to Comment on Safety at Private Highway-Rail Grade
Crossings at New Orleans, LA Forum on December 6 (12/04/06)
New Fatigue
Study Findings Focus on Train Crew Work Schedules to Reduce Human
Errors that Cause Train Accidents (12/04/06)
October
Working
Conditions for Train Crews to Improve with New Federal Regulations to
Help Prevent Hearing Loss (10/27/06)
Public
Invited to Comment on Safety at Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
at San Francisco, CA Forum on October 26 (10/24/06)
September
Public Invited to Comment on Safety at
Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings at Raleigh, North Carolina Forum
on September 27 (9/25/06)
37 States
Experience Fewer Train Accidents During First Six Months of 2006 As
Train Derailments and Collisions Show Significant Declines (09/14/06)
August
FRA to Revise Rail Safety Rules to Support Deployment of Improved
Train Braking Technology (08/17/06)
July
FRA Administrator Announces Start of National
Discussion On Improving Safety at Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
(07/26/06)
June
First-Ever
Federal Freight Locomotive Crashworthiness Standards to Improve
Protection for Train Crews (06/28/06)
FRA Supports Expanded Use of Toll-Free
Emergency Numbers at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings to Improve Safety
for Motorists and Rail Passengers (06/15/06)
FRA Promotes Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Safety and Trespass Prevention with Grant to Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
(06/01/06)
May
New U.S. Department of Transportation ‘Rollover
Rig’ Research and Rescue Training Simulator to Enhance Passenger Rail
Safety (05/10/06)
March
New Federal
Rule Aims to Reduce Human Error As Cause of Train Accidents (3/2/06)
January
FRA Assesses
Fines Against CSX Transportation Totaling $227,000 for Safety
Violations at Highway-Rail Grade Crossing (02/13/06)
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