FTA names Cohen to Manhattan recovery office

Veteran transit exec tapped to direct post-9/11 transportation project.

Colorado Railcar Manufacturing LLC

FRA awards $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver

The safety-oriented grant enables OLI to conduct wide-ranging public education and awareness programs related to highway-rail grade crossing safety and railroad trespassing.

Colorado Railcar embarks on nationwide tour

Promoting the first diesel multiple unit (DMU) approved by the Federal Railroad Administration for mixed freight service in the U.S., Colorado Railcar is taking its vehicle on a tour of America.

FRA releases online benefit-cost analysis tool

The application and site, GradeDec.Net, can be used to evaluate the benefits and costs of rail investment projects within a risk analysis framework.

NTSB calls for increase in track inspections

Only 400 federal and 150 agency-trained state inspectors are relegated to 230,000 miles of track.

DOT requests $59.3 billion for 2003 budget

A $716 million allotment for the Federal Railroad Administration includes $521 million in federal subsidies for Amtrak.

Safety of lone-engineer operations should be evaluated, said NTSB

A final report on a train collision earlier this year determined an inattentive engineer to be the cause.

New FTA, FRA Administrators Tabbed

It was announced that President Bush will nominate Jenna Dorn as administrator of the Federal Transit Administration and Allan Rutter as administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

John Fogel