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Over the past several years, the U.S. DOT and its operating administrations have engaged in numerous activities related to connected vehicles, which generally encompass vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communications, collectively known...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoFRA Grade Crossing Safety SummitWashington, DCTuesday, October 30, 2018
Thank you, Ron [Batory, FRA Administrator] for organizing this important gathering of transportation leaders. We are...
WASHINGTON – Ronald L. Batory was sworn in this morning by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao as the 14th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). A railroad industry professional with more than 45 years of experience, Mr. Batory is widely respected, having...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released the following statement regarding today’s incident in Crozet, Virginia.
“The Federal Railroad Administration team is on its way to the site to respond to the incident and to offer support to the National Transportation...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a letter from Secretary Elaine L. Chao to all the nation’s Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads and state and...
Background
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as amended by the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 (PTCEI Act), Congress requires Class I railroads and entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger...
Click the image above to read Secretary Chao's letters to the nation's Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads, and state and local transit authorities.
Learn more about PTC implementation and congressional deadlines on our PTC Background page.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation released the following statement regarding the derailment of Amtrak Cascades Train 501 in the state of Washington.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those impacted by this tragic event. We want to commend...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for Phase II of the All Aboard Florida (AAF)/Brightline Project and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Texas Central Railway (...