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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2017

FRA, FMCSA withdraw obstructive sleep apnea rulemaking

In their joint announcement, the two federal agencies said they'd encourage trucking and rail companies to voluntarily screen employees involved in safety-sensitive work, such as truck drivers and train engineers, for sleep apnea.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2017

NCTD testing PTC on passenger-carrying trains

The agency's system has been tested for months on a non-revenue train in the Stuart Mesa Rail facility and along the coastal corridor.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2017

Former Conrail chief nominated to lead FRA

Ronald L. Batory joined the company in 1998 as VP, operations, and was appointed president/CEO in 2004.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2017

Feds advance rail plans for Northeast Corridor

NEC FUTURE is FRA’s comprehensive planning effort to identify ways to improve the reliability, capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency of passenger rail service throughout the Northeast Corridor through 2040 and beyond.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2017

Audit launched to explore how federal PTC funds are being used

The latest data from the FRA shows some rail systems are still lagging, with the technology operational along 27% of freight-rail route miles and 23% of passenger-rail route miles, as of the first three months of this year.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2017

$197M in federal grants awarded for PTC implementation

The FRA was responsible for the selection of the grant recipients, and the FTA will award and administer the grants during Fiscal Year 2017.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2017

Siemens diesel-electric locomotives to begin operation on Calif. train

The Charger clean diesel-electric locomotives are the first high-speed passenger locomotives to receive Tier IV emissions certification from the FRA.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2017

House T&I Committee approves legislation to increase rail oversight transparency

Under the legislation, the FRA will have 10 business days from the beginning of the safety assessment to notify Members of Congress and 90 days following the completion of the assessment to provide members with findings and recommendations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2017

FRA releases PTC implementation progress report

Due in large part to Amtrak’s significant progress on PTC, 41% of passenger railroads’ locomotives are now fully equipped with PTC technology, compared to 29% the previous quarter.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2017

Statistics show NJ Transit logged most accidents among U.S. commuter railroads

The 21 accidents disclosed online by the FRA were more than double those involving the Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s largest passenger-train service.

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