Press Releases

10/17/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Announces Funding for Proposed Maglev Projects East of the Mississippi River.

10/15/2008: FRA Issues Final Rule on Advanced Train Braking Technology

10/10/2008: 10-10-08 US DOT Digest: FRA Issues Final EIS for Replacement of Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey

10/02/2008: 10/02/08 Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters on Rail Legislation

10/01/2008: Statement of Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman On Restricting Improper Use of Electronic Devices by Railroad Workers

9/30/2008: U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Latest Driving Data, New Funding to Improve Intercity Passenger Rail

9/26/2008: DOT News Digest: FRA Announces Grant Funding for Rail Safety Research and Railroad Infrastructure Improvements

9/24/2008: FRA and Railroads Take Action to Strengthen Bridge Safety Policy, “Essential Elements” Focus on Structural Integrity and Transparency

9/19/2008: U.S. Department of Transportation Identifies Critical Border Congestion Relief Projects.

9/13/2008: Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Regarding Chatsworth, Calif., Train Crash.

9/12/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Announces Eleven Research and Infrastructure Grants; and Solicits Applications for Rail Relocation Grant Program

9/09/2008: News Release: Railroads to Report New and More Detailed Information about Accidents and Incidents

8/29/2008: DOT Digest: Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Receives FRA Grant to Replace Cross Ties; FRA Grant to Support Rail Upgrades at Washington State Intermodal Center; St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad to Install New Rail in Vermont with FRA Grant; FRA Grant Supports Continued Research into PTC Wireless Communication Systems.

8/22/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Distributes AREMA Rail Bridge Inspection Handbook to all Railroads, Issues Two Rail Research GrantsRailroads

8/12/2008: FRA Calls on Railroads to Join in a New Safety Program Designed to Reduce Risks that Can Lead to Train Accidents and Employee Injuries.

8/05/2008: Ambitious State Proposals to Improve Intercity Passenger Rail Service Compete for Federal Funding Under New DOT Grant Program

8/01/2008: DOT Digest: Alaska Railroad Receives FRA Grant for Rail/Highway Bridge to Military Training Area

7/29/2008: U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Unveils Bush Administration’s New Approach for America’s Transportation Future

7/25/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Grant Supports New Technology to Increase Reliability of Rail Flaw Detection; Seven States Share $5.6 million in Grant Funding for Grade Crossing Safety in High-Speed Rail Corridors

7/21/2008: Deputy Secretary of Transportation Barrett Announces $1 Million Grant to Help Reduce the Leading Causes of Rail-Related Deaths

7/18/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Protection for Railroad Roadway Workers

7/11/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Issues Final Rule for Rail Relocation and Improvement Grant Program

6/30/2008: New DOT Rule Makes Cheating on Drug Testing Harder

6/13/2008: 6/13/2008 DOT Digest: FRA Awards Grant to Alaska Railroad to Install Positive Train Control on 68 Locomotives

6/12/2008: Private Crossings, New Technology, and Crossing Closures Next Focus of DOT Action Plan to Reduce Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions and Fatalities

6/06/2008: 06/06/2008 DOT Digest: FRA Grant Aids Development of Emergency Response Training;
Sets June 30 Deadline for Intercity Passenger Rail State Capital Grant Applications

5/14/2008: DOT Action Plan Contributes to Nearly 25 Percent Decrease in Train AccidentsNew Focus on Risk-Reduction Programs to Further Improve Rail Safety

5/02/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Awards Two Grants to Washington State DOT

4/16/2008: Trains Transporting the Most Toxic Hazardous Materials Must Use Safest, Most Secure Route

4/02/2008: Second Railroad Joins FRA "Close Call" Risk Reduction Pilot Program

4/01/2008: FRA Train Accident Investigation Reports Now Publicly Available Online

3/31/2008: DOT Proposal Revolutionizes Rail Hazmat Tank Car Safety

3/21/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Releases Demographic Report on Rail Trespasser Fatalities

3/04/2008: 03/04/2008 Train Accidents Decline for Third Consecutive Year, Other Rail Safety Data Improves

2/29/2008: 2/29/08 DOT Digest: FRA Announces Guide for Managing Gap Safety at Passenger Rail Platforms

2/19/2008: New Grant Program Provides First-Ever Federal-State Funding Partnership to Improve and Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Service

2/15/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Issues Grade Crossing Resource Guides, and FRA releases DEIS for Portal Bridge over Hackensack River

2/13/2008: U.S. DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error, Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety

2/01/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Announces $4.6 Million RRIF Loan to Nashville and Eastern Railroad, and Federal Rail Safety Program Surpasses One Million Miles of Track Inspected

1/31/2008: Passenger Train Safety to Be Improved with New Requirements for Emergency Communication, Evacuation, and Rescue Features

1/25/2008: 01/25/2008 New, Safer Brake Technology for Freight Trains Gains Traction as Second Railroad Launches ECP Train

1/04/2008: FRA Announces $3 Million RRIF Loan to Columbia Basin Railroad Company

1/03/2008: Statement by Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Progress of CSX Transportation in Addressing Safety Issues