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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 2007
October
Nation’s First Freight Train Equipped with New, Safer Brake Technology Begins
Operations (10/11/07)
September
34 States
Have Fewer Train Accidents During First Six Months of 2007;
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions and Fatalities Show Significant
Declines (09/24/07)
August
FRA and
California Public Safety Partners Announce Initiative to Educate Farm
Workers about Dangers near Railroad Lines (08/07/07)
La FRA y
los socios de la seguridad pública en California,
anuncian una campaña para educar a los trabajadores campesinos
sobre los peligros que existen cerca de las líneas del
ferrocarril (08/06/07)
July
Proposed Federal Regulations Expected to
Improve Safety of Passenger Trains; Afford Passengers and Crew Better
Crash Protection (08/01/07)
FRA Awards
$1 Million Grant to Prevent Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions and
Trespass Incidents, Aims to Reduce the Leading Causes of Rail-Related
Deaths (07/26/07)
Public
Invited to Comment on Safety at Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
at Syracuse, NY on July 26 (07/26/07)
May
Reducing
Human Error and Strengthening Hazardous Materials Tank Cars Top Rail
Safety Agenda for 2007, says DOT Secretary Peters (05/22/07)
FRA Launches
Two New Automated Inspection Vehicles to Detect Track Flaws; 100,000
Miles of Track to be Federally Inspected Each Year (05/16/07)
April
Federal
Railroad Administrator Releases Results of Track Inspections on CSX
and Outlines Next Rail Safety Actions during Visit to Rochester, New
York (04/18/07)
March
Federal Railroad Administrator Boardman Visits Albany to Launch Track Inspection
Project for New York State, Announces Additional Measures to Improve Rail Safety
(03/19/07)
Train Accidents Decline for Second Year in a Row Preliminary 2006
Safety Data Show (03/07/07)
February
Rail Employees at Nation’s Largest Rail Yard to Confidentially Report
‘Close Calls’ Under New Federal Rail Safety Pilot Project (02/02/07)
January
FRA Issues
Safety Advisory on Maintenance Equipment (01/26/07)
Development
of New Federal Design Standards for Hazardous Materials Tank Cars to
Benefit from Public-Private Partnership (01/16/07)
FRA
Inaugurates ‘New Era of Rail Safety’ with Approval of First Positive
Train Control System Developed Under New Regulations (01/08/07)
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