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- 15
- Sep
- 2016
SPEAKER'S TITLE: FRA Administrator
AUDIENCE: RSAC
LOCATION: Washington , DC - District of Columbia
SUBJECT: Drug and Alcohol Program, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Positive Train Control
KEYWORDS: PTC, Railroad Crossings, Drugs and Alcohol
- 12
- Sep
- 2016
CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs
PHONE: (202) 493-6024
SUBJECT: Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Tracks & Structures, Grants & Financial Assistance
KEYWORDS: grants, crossings, train stations, tracks
ABSTRACT: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants to increase safety at railroad crossings, train stations, and tracks across the country. A total of 23 projects in 14 states and the District of Columbia received funding.
- 29
- Aug
- 2016
SPEAKER'S TITLE: FRA Administrator
AUDIENCE:
SUBJECT: High-Speed Passenger Rail, Budget, Program Evaluation
KEYWORDS: California, High-Speed Rail, Passenger Rail, Budget
ABSTRACT: Over recent years, much attention has been paid to the urgent need for the United States to modernize its transportation system in order to move our country forward in a mobile, knowledge-based economy. Congress rightfully recognized that to achieve this goal, our transportation system must include more reliable, frequent, and faster intercity passenger rail service when it passed two landmark pieces of legislation: the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act).
- 29
- Aug
- 2016
SPEAKER'S TITLE: FRA Administrator
AUDIENCE:
SUBJECT: High-Speed Passenger Rail, Railroad Safety Program Management, Budget
KEYWORDS: high-speed rail, passenger rail, California
ABSTRACT: With California’s growing population, the state was understandably focused on building out a high-speed rail system that would serve its growing communities … because two railroad tracks can carry as many travelers in an hour as 16 lanes of a congested freeway.
- 17
- Aug
- 2016
CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs
PHONE: (202) 493-6024
SUBJECT: Positive Train Control
KEYWORDS: PTC, Positive Train Control
ABSTRACT: A status update released today by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) underscores the need for railroads to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) as quickly and safely as possible.
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