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Adds securement verification requirements to provide greater safety
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude, ethanol, poisonous by inhalation (PIH), toxic by inhalation (TIH), and other...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a safety advisory recommending actions that passenger railroads take to prevent trains from speeding. The advisory is the latest in a series of steps FRA has taken to keep passenger railroads safe for the...
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Marie Therese Dominguez as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Sarah Feinberg as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), both at the Department of Transportation...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a $6.8 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (A&M). A&M will use the loan to refinance the purchase of three locomotives that...
FRA will take additional steps in coming days to address speed and curves on ALL passenger corridors
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order that will assist in controlling passenger train speeds at certain locations on the...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in order to facilitate the deployment of Positive Train Control (PTC) on both the...
Rule Will Make Significant and Extensive Changes to Improve Accident Prevention, Mitigation, and Emergency Response.
Below is a summary of the key provisions contained in the May 1, 2015 Final Rule, "Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains," issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration.
Chronology of DOT, PHMSA, and FRA Actions on Safe Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
A final rule for the safe transportation of flammable liquids by rail.