Funds projects that repair, replace, or rehabilitate railroad assets to reduce the SOGR backlog and improve intercity passenger rail.
Rail personnel can submit reports when involved in or observe an incident or situation in which railroad safety might be compromised.
U.S. DOT is also actively exploring legal options to seek the return of $2.5 billion in federal funds.
4,242 pedestrians were killed or injured while trespassing on railroad property nationwide during a four-year period.
Notably, Quarter Four data also show PTC systems are in operation on almost 46,000 of the nearly 58,000-route miles.
The agency expects the FRA to certify its PTC technology by June 2020.
Eligible projects include those that replace existing assets in-kind; replace existing assets with those that increase capacity...
Has released Notices of Funding Opportunity for nearly 90% of the funding from FY 2018 to solicit applications.
Expects to issue a second NOFO soliciting applications for PTC systems deployment projects based on the balance of the $250M.
The multi-billion dollar project is the largest in the federal High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program administered by the FRA.
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