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One new route would run from Boston through Springfield, Mass. to New Haven; two additional routes would connect Montreal to Boston, New Haven
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (...
Public hearings and comment period on 10 proposed options to begin
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have released 10 service and route options for new and...
Separate rules increase protections, add Maintenance of Way workers to drug and alcohol testing policy
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has issued two final rules to better protect railroad...
BTS Releases Rail Network Spatial Dataset - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the rail network and rail nodes portion of the 2016 National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). These datasets are available for download as a zipped shapefile...
Project includes new passenger platforms in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg joined U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congressman...
Administration has requested $2.3 billion in FY2017 budget
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications from local governments, states and railroads for $25 million in...
FMCSA Seeks Input on State Annual Inspection Programs for Passenger Carrier Vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public input during the next 60 days on an Advance Notice of Proposed...
Part of continued, increased focus on reducing fatalities at railroad crossingsAdministrator urges increased cooperation, highlights funding opportunities, offers FRA expertise
WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the...
Agency seeks more input in two public forums on revised proposal
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today presented a revised proposal to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel based on feedback...
Online Resource Offers Responders a Flexible Approach to Pre-Incident Planning for Rail Incidents
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the launch of the web...