The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 established the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and is one of ten U.S. Department of Transportation agencies.
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 required DOT-111 tank cars used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids to be replaced with safer DOT-117 tank cars by 2029.
The Freight RAILCAR Act of 2025 would provide a nonrefundable 10 percent tax credit for the replacement or modification of existing railcars over a three-year period.
