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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 7, 2023

FRA Awards $16.4B for Passenger Rail Projects

Projects were selected through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Fed-State NEC).

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Transit Dispatchesby Mary Scott NabersOctober 18, 2023

Funding Could Bring Faster, More Efficient Passenger Rail

This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed partly because of disruptions in the supply chain caused by COVID-19. The federal funding will support track repair, rail upgrades, bridge work, and construction of new rail lines and facilities.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 12, 2023

FRA Publishes Final Rule Requiring Image Recording Devices on Passenger Trains

The FAST Act required the regulation, and the regulation also responds to a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation with the aim to enhance safety across the passenger rail industry.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 12, 2023

FRA Grants $38.3M to L.A. Metro for Project to Improve Safety

The project will improve safety at the Doran Street crossing, which has one of the highest numbers of safety-related incidents involving vehicles, bicycles, or pedestrians in Los Angeles County.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 2, 2023

UIUC Receives $5M from FRA to Establish National University Rail Center of Excellence

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been awarded up to $5,000,000 to establish the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE).

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 26, 2023

FRA Awards $1.4B for Rail Infrastructure

The funding is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain upgrades through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 21, 2023

FRA Make Funds Available to Improve Safety, Rail Infrastructure Efficiency

The program will provide federal funding for projects to upgrade and safeguard rail infrastructure in Alaska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 5, 2023

FRA Announces Funding to Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions

Nationally, the RCE Program will provide over $570 million in funding for 63 projects in 32 states.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 16, 2023

FRA Releases SDEIS for Union Station Expansion Project

FRA looks to regional partnerships to help implement a new project alternative and ensure Union Station remains in sound fiscal condition.

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