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highway-rail grade crossings and develops standards and
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PRESS RELEASES FROM 2005
December
REMARKS BY
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH H. BOARDMAN URGING PASSAGE OF THE USA
PATRIOT ACT TO STRENGTHEN FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RAIL SAFETY AND SECURITY
(12/14/05)
FRA Announces Safety
Compliance Agreement With Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (12/12/05)
Statement
from Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on US DOT
Inspector General’s Report on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety
Oversight (12/1/05)
November
Railroad Switch Safety
Demonstration Project Begins Testing (11/14/05)
Train
Derailments Lead to More Detailed and Frequent Inspections of Railroad
Track Joint Bars (11/5/05)
October
Railroads
Get 30 Days to Fix Problem of Misaligned Track Switches, U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta says. (10/19/05)
FRA
Announces Agreement with DM&E Railroad to Improve Compliance with Rail
Safety Regulations (10/18/05)
Federal
Railroad Administration Urges Safer Shipments of Time-Sensitive
Hazardous Materials by Rail (10/5/05)
Clifford C.
Eby Begins Role as new Deputy Administrator for the Federal Railroad
Administration (10/03/05)
September
Highway-Rail
Grade Crossing Fatalities and Train Accidents Show Significant Decline
During First Half of 2005 (09/19/05)
August
Tacoma
Rail to Receive $2.4 Million to Upgrade Track For Expected Growth in Freight
Service on Mountain Division Line (08/25/05)
Oregon’s
Port of Umatilla Receives $1 Million Grant To Complete Installation of New
Gantry Crane (08/16/05)
July
Regional Railroad Receives Federal Loan to Improve
Service and Safety in Rural Communities of Iowa and Illinois (7/26/05)
FRA Grant Seeks
Greater Safety for Metrolink Passengers, Study of ‘Sealed Corridor’ Concept to
Restrict Highway Vehicle Access to Tracks (07/20/05)
Loan
to Help Short Line Railroad in Texas Improve Safety and Capacity to Handle
Increased NAFTA Traffic (7/12/05)
Safety
Research Grant Funds New Technology to Detect Rail Defects, Reduce
Track Caused Train Accidents (7/5/05)
June
FRA to
Require Stronger “Black Boxes” and More Data Collection to Help Train
Accident Investigations (06/30/05)
New Grants to Fund Research to Reduce Track Caused Train Accidents
(06/23/05)
Rail Safety Research Grant Funds Field Testing for Train Collision Prevention
Technology (06/23/05)
Joseph H.
Boardman Begins Role as New Administrator for Federal Railroad
Administration With Focus on Rail Safety and Intercity Passenger Rail
Reform (06/01/05)
May
Safety Grant
Targets Leading Causes of Rail-Related Deaths; Aims to Reduce
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions and Trespass Incidents
(5/31/05)
FRA
Announces Infrastructure Improvement Grant for Alaska Railroad,
Extension of Rail Line to be Studied (5/27/05)
April
Federal
Regulation Allows Communities to Silence Train Horns, Existing Whistle Bans Can
Remain Quiet with Safety Improvements (4/22/2005)
March
Federal
Railroad Administration Changes Effective Date of Interim Final Rule
on Use of Train Horns (3/18/05)
Short Line Railroad in Northwest Illinois Receives $5.5 Million Loan
To Rehabilitate Rail Infrastructure and Expand Business Opportunities
(3/14/05)
February
CSX Transportation Assessed Fines for Violations of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Safety Regulations (2/3/05)
January
Loan to Help Rehabilitate Short Line
Railroad In Great Smoky Mountains National Park (01/21/05)
Switch
Safety Guidelines Issued to Railroad Industry to Prevent Train
Accidents Caused by Misaligned Switches (1/11/05)
Bulkmatic
Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Violations of Hazardous Materials
Transportation Law (01/10/05)
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Enhanced with
New Rule to Make Trains More Visible to Motorists (1/03/05)
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