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05/14/2012: FRA Administrator Szabo Celebrates Opening of Station Platforms for Extension of Downeaster in Freeport and Brunswick

05/10/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Changes to Positive Train Control Regulations that Will Ensure Safety, Allow Flexibility and Save Money

05/10/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.8 Million Funding Agreement to Eliminate Detroit Rail Bottleneck

05/07/2012: Oklahoma Receives $6.75 Million Tiger III Grant to Upgrade Rail for Oil and Gas Delivery

05/04/2012: Illinois, Indiana and Michigan to Move Forward on Critical Midwest High Speed Rail Study

04/20/2012: DOT Issues Guidance for Pedestrian Safety at Train Stations

04/20/2012: Department of Transportation Opens Bidding for Made-in-America Passenger Rail Cars

04/10/2012: Federal Railroad Administrator Szabo Joins Senator Carl Levin, Congressman John Dingell to Help Revitalize Downtown Dearborn

04/09/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Updated Locomotive Safety Standards

04/06/2012: Federal Railroad Administrator Szabo Highlights Importance of Local Planning in Passenger Rail Projects

03/29/2012: Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Hedlund Joins Missouri Governor Nixon at Groundbreaking to Eliminate Major Rail Bottleneck

03/16/2012: Federal Railroad Administrator Szabo Joins Portland Officials at Union Station to Review Portland-Seattle Train Project; Meets with Workers

03/16/2012: Federal Railroad Administrator Szabo Reviews Work on Critical Port of Vancouver Rail Link

03/15/2012: Federal Railroad Administrator Szabo Joins Mayor McGinn and Congressman McDermott at Seattle’s King Street Station to Kick-Off Seattle-Portland Rail Project

03/02/2012: U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD ANNOUNCES $17 MILLION FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE U.S.

02/22/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $54.6 Million Loan for Kansas City Southern Railway for 30 U.S.-Made Locomotives

02/07/2012: FRA Proposes Rule Establishing Training Standards for Railroad Employees

01/04/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $186 Million to Illinois to Expand High-Speed Rail in the Midwest

01/03/2012: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Announces Proposed Enhancements to Passenger Train Emergency Systems

12/12/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $7 Million for Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor between Washington D.C. and Atlanta

12/12/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $177 Million to Illinois to Connect Chicago and the Quad Cities

12/02/2011: News Digest

11/22/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards Nearly $1 Billion for California High-Speed Rail Construction

11/22/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $150 Million to Michigan to Expand High-Speed Rail in the Midwest

11/18/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $21 Million to Improve California’s Intercity Passenger Rail Service

11/18/2011: News Digest

11/03/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $7.9 Million for Station Upgrades in Washington State

10/18/2011: US DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING ACROSS AMERICA

10/11/2011: Federal Railroad Administration Issues Safety Advisory to Industry with Recommendations to Prevent Yard Switching Fatalities and Injuries Between Cars

10/10/2011: U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD AND ILLINOIS OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON CHICAGO HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT Project Will Reduce Delays and Create Nearly 1,500 Jobs

10/05/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $196 Million to Reduce Train Travel Time by 30 Minutes between Detroit and Chicago

09/30/2011: News Digest: Pennsylvania’s Keystone Rail Corridor Receives $40 Million from USDOT

09/28/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $13.6 Million for Oregon Intercity Passenger Rail Projects

09/27/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Awards North Carolina and Virginia $48 Million to Develop High-Speed Rail Between Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC

09/27/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $13 Million to Relieve Major Northeast Corridor Rail Chokepoint

09/23/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $150 Million for New York Corridor

09/21/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $31 Million to Improve Rail Service in Washington State

09/20/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $83 Million for New England High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Projects

09/16/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $22 Million to Study Replacement Options for Susquehanna River Railroad Bridge on Northeast Corridor

09/14/2011: U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD ANNOUNCES NEARLY $20 MILLION FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE U.S.

09/13/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $32.5 Million Grant to Finalize Expansion Plan of Boston’s South Station

09/09/2011: Minnesota’s Northern Lights High Speed Rail Project Receives $5 million from USDOT

09/01/2011: TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD ANNOUNCES $34 MILLION TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION AT ONE OF THE LARGEST RAIL BOTTLENECKS IN AMERICA

08/23/2011: Secretary LaHood Announces Proposed Amendments to Federal Regulations for Positive Train Control Systems

08/22/2011: SECRETARY LAHOOD ANNOUNCES NEARLY $745 MILLION IN RAIL FUNDING FOR MAJOR UPGRADES & CONSTRUCTION ALONG NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

08/19/2011: $28 Million DOT Grant for New Dearborn, MI Train Station Will Help Revitalize West Downtown District, Serve Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village

08/12/2011: California Receives Additional $55 Million for Passenger Rail Projects.

08/12/2011: U. S. Department of Transportation Launches Initiative to Prevent Employee Fatigue and Increase Safety on America’s Railways

08/08/2011: Secretary LaHood Announces $179 Million to California for Continued Development of Integrated, Statewide Passenger Rail Network

08/03/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood Awards $336.2 Million For Next Generation Trains In California And Midwest

07/29/2011: Iowa, Nevada Receive Grants from DOT to Develop Statewide Rail Plans

07/21/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $24.3 Million in Grants to Boost Keystone Corridor Train Speeds to 125 mph

07/01/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $72.8 Million for Massachusetts to Cut Travel Time by Nearly 30 Minutes on Amtrak’s Growing Vermonter Line

06/29/2011: DOT Announces $562.9 Million AMTRAK Loan for 70 Locomotives to Run on Northeast Corridor

06/24/2011: DOT Provides $126 Million to Ease Train Congestion in Chicago Rail Corridor, Construction Slated for Late Summer 2011

06/23/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $16 Million Grant for California’s Rail Network

05/20/2011: Senior DOT Official Takes Top Honor as Transportation Woman of the Year

05/09/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $2 Billion for High-Speed Intercity Rail Projects to Grow Jobs, Boost U.S. Manufacturing and Transform Travel in America

04/27/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $100 Million for California to Purchase American-Made Rail Cars and Locomotives

04/15/2011: $6.8 Million for Freight Rail Improvements in Pennsylvania Will Create Jobs and

04/08/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $300 Million for Passenger Rail Projects Across America

04/08/2011: Work Can Begin on Rebuilding Chadron Railroads with Agreement for $4.9 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation

04/07/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $3.3 Million for New York High-Speed Intercity Rail Project

04/06/2011: Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on High-Speed Rail

04/06/2011: FRA Issues Safety Advisory to Railroad Workers

03/31/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Million Grant for West Virginia to Develop State Rail Plan

03/22/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on High-Speed Rail Agreement in North Carolina

03/11/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Makes $2.4 Billion Available for High-Speed Rail Projects Across America

03/03/2011: Proposed Rule Would Require Railroads to Establish Emergency Notification Systems for Reporting of Unsafe Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Conditions

02/04/2011: News Digest: FRA Awards $50,000 Grant to Address Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in Train Crews

02/03/2011: Severe Storms and Blizzards

01/28/2011: News Digest: Pennsylvania Receives $750,000 Grant to Study Keystone Corridor Expansion

01/20/2011: FRA Issues Guidance for Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings and Preventing Railroad Trespassing

01/07/2011: News Digest: FRA Develops Model State Legislation to Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings