Welcome
to the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) 1999 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.
 Secretary Slater Announces Extension
of Chicago Hub High Speed Rail Corridor to Indianapolis
and Cincinnati (1/28/99)
Federal Railroad Administration Awards
Contract For Procurement of Advanced Track Geometry
Vehicle (2/8/99)
Statement
by Secretary Slater Regarding Amtrak's City of New
Orleans (3/16/99)
Statement
by FRA Administrator Molitoris Regarding Amtrak's City
of New Orleans (3/16/99)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater
Conducts Roundtable Meeting On Highway-Rail Crossing
Safety (4/9/99)
FRA Administrator Participates in Congressional
Meeting on Highway-Rail Crossing Safety (4/19/99)
FRA
Administrator Meets with Laredo Mayor on Highway-Rail
Crossing Safety (4/20/99)
FRA Submits
First Status Report on Safety Oversight of Conrail
Acquisition (5/5/99)
FRA Administrator Molitoris to Receive
Ellis Island Medal of Honor (5/7/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Landmark Safety Standards for Railroad
Passenger Equipment (5/10/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Railroad
Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program
(5/19/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Finalists
for Maglev Technology Deployment Program (5/24/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Safety
Policy for Light Rail Transit Operating on Conventional
Railroad Tracks (6/1/99)
FRA Awards Grant To Tuskegee
University For Study of Rail Fatigue (6/16/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Contract for Maglev Program (6/25/99)
Secretary Slater: Reflective Material
on Freight Train Cars Would Improve Safety at
Highway-Rail Crossings (7/15/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Funding for Grade Crossing Hazard
Elimination Programs in Designated High-Speed Corridors
(7/23/99)
Secretary Slater Submits Railroad Safety Bill
(8/2/99)
FRA Administrator
Announces Hazmat Plea Agreement by Missouri Firm
(8/10/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Funding of Partnership with Bombardier
Transit Systems to Build High-Speed Passenger Locomotive
(8/13/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Project to
Conduct Passenger Rail Car Crash Tests (8/27/99)
Secretary Slater Announces FRA Initiative to
Reduce Accidents Involving Human Error (9/23/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Grant to Virginia for Tourist Train
Feasibility Study (10/1/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Report
Showing Dramatic Improvement in Rail Safety (10/1/99)
Secretary Slater Announces
Non-Electric High-Speed Passenger Rail Demonstration
Project (10/7/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Contract
for Rails-With-Trails Best Practices Report (10/8/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Y2K
Readiness Assessment of Major Freight Railroads (10/8/99)
Secretary Slater Announces
Administration's Bill to Reauthorize the Surface
Transportation Board (10/15/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Detail of
Erie County Deputy to FRA Safety Office (10/20/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Rail Safety
Agreement with the Peruvian Ministry of Transport
(10/22/99)
Secretary Slater: Railroad
Administration Collected $6 Million in Civil Penalties
(10/29/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Law Enforcement Video for Highway-Rail
Grade Crossing Safety (11/1/99)
Secretary Slater Announces Final Rule
Revising Locomotive Engineer Regulations (11/5/99)
Secretary
Slater Announces Final Rule on Steam Locomotives
(11/16/99)
Statement of FRA Administrator
Molitoris on Proposed Merger of Canadian
National-Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroads
(12/22/99)
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