FRA announces $2.2 million grant for Central Florida rail upgrade

Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Associate Federal Railroad Administrator Kevin Thompson today joined Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Congressman Jim McDermott at the ribbon cutting for the newly revitalized King Street Station. Related ...

ROCHELLE - Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Joseph Szabo and Nippon Sharyo Ltd. Chairman Katsuyuki Ikushima to announce the expansion of the Nippon Sharyo ...

Last month, President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.77 trillion fiscal-year 2014 budget proposal that includes $77 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), a 6 percent increase compared with FY2012 enacted levels. The spending plan ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide $30.2 million to Amtrak to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy along the heavily-traveled Northeast Corridor (NEC), U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Friday. Funded by ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on May 3 issued an industry-wide safety advisory to warn about safety hazards associated with flat switching operations on railroads. Since 2009, six railroad employees sustained fatal injuries placing ...

The Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak need to develop a way to improve the longevity of a new and costly accounting system at the railway, according to a

(FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) -- SUMMARY: FRA announces the forty-eighth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the ...

(FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) -- In accordance with Part 235 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated March 26, 2013, the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, ...

Lilee Systems has announced that together with Alstom, a new, innovative portfolio of interoperable Positive Train Control or PTC solutions especially for rail lines. The Interoperable Train Control or ITC offering leverages Lilee Systems ...