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Report: Congress Should Empower Regulatory Agencies to Address Long Trains

September 17, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The heightened safety challenges and operational demands of long freight trains require coordinated actions from major freight railroad companies, the Federal Railroad Administration, and Congress. That’s according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Senator Probes Union Pacific Railroad Following Alleged Interference With Federal Audit of Company’s Safety Culture

July 29, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to the President of Union Pacific Railroad, Beth Whited, regarding alleged efforts to manipulate the results of a recent Federal Railroad Administration safety culture audit.

FRA’s Final Accident Report on Norfolk Southern Derailment in East Palestine Reaches Similar Conclusions as NTSB

July 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has published its accident investigation report on the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023.

Feds: More than $1.1 Billion Available to Reduce Blocked Crossings

July 9, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity that makes available more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding.

FRA Finalizes New Research Reports, Building on Efforts to Gather Information on Long Trains

May 22, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

With train length and the number of long trains increasing, the Federal Railroad Administration finalized three reports on the safety and performance of long trains. FRA recently sent these reports to the National Academy of Sciences to inform an ongoing NAS study mandated by Congress in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to look at the impact of trains longer than 7,500 feet.

Feds: Billions More to Improve Northeast Corridor

May 14, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity that makes available over $2 billion in Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program funding for projects on the Northeast Corridor.

BNSF Railway, ATDA and FRA Reach C3RS Safety Agreement

April 26, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF Railway and The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), along with the Federal Railroad Administration, have reached an agreement to participate in a one-year pilot program of the FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

FRA: Final Rule on Train Crew Size Requirements Will Improve Rail Safety

April 2, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has issued a final rule establishing minimum safety requirements for the size of train crews. The new rule enhances safety in the rail industry by generally requiring and emphasizing the importance and necessity of a second crewmember on all trains.

MTA Awarded Federal Grant to Develop Technology to Improve Safety and Operating Efficiencies

March 26, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received a $2 million federal grant from the United States Department of Transportation through its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants program.

FRA Announces $900,000 in New Planning and Development Grants to Support Intercity Passenger Rail Services

March 18, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that it had awarded $900,000 to three entities through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program.