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Funds will be used to install continuously welded rail and other track improvements, new crossties, and highway-rail grade crossing safety improvements on track owned by the New England Central Railroad, a RailAmerica Inc. property.
Read More →Amtrak is the fourth railroad to join the Confidential Close Call Reporting System. Under the program, employees can report “close call” incidents that did not result in an accident without fear of sanction or penalty from the railroad or the federal government.
Read More →Agency seeking support to improve trip times, reliability and capacity on the Trenton to New York section of the corridor owned by Amtrak.
Read More →Requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY 2010.
Read More →Will perform engineering and operations services to support the development and application of advanced research and technologies for enhanced rail safety.
Read More →Wisconsin DOT will complete preliminary engineering and final design work, conduct program management activities and complete environmental management plans for the Milwaukee-to-Madison high-speed rail corridor that will operate at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour.
Read More →Study to focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Distress Disorder, conditions frequently suffered by train crews after being involved in collisions at highway-rail grade crossings or trespass incidents involving pedestrians.
Read More →In addition to the outreach events, FRA is accepting written comments from interested individuals and organizations through a public docket that has been created for that purpose.
Read More →Rules would amend the Track Safety Standards and Passenger Equipment Safety Standards for high-speed and high cant deficiency train operations.
Read More →Oberstar was the primary sponsor of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008, which directed the Federal Railroad Administration to "make safety in railroad transportation the highest priority in carrying out its duties."
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