Press Releases

12/11/2000: Jolene M. Molitoris Leaves Federal Railroad Administration

11/21/2000: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Downey Unveils Better Means for Testing Track Conditions

10/27/2000: Federal Railroad Administrator Announces Prototype Quiet Zone Corridor Cost Study

10/25/2000: New Report Finds 1993 Through 1999 the Seven Safest Years in Rail Transportation History

10/18/2000: Secretary Slater Announces Approval of 150mph Amtrak Acela Service

10/11/2000: U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Designates Two New High-Speed Rail Corridors

10/06/2000: U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Partnership in Promoting Diversity in Railroad Industry

9/15/2000: Federal Railroad Administration Announces Contract Agreement with the Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

9/08/2000: FRA Approves Amtrak’s Continued Use Of Talgo Trainsets in the Pacific Northwest

7/24/2000: U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.5 Billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program

6/30/2000: Federal Railroad Administrator Names Associate Administrator for Railroad Development

6/21/2000: U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ANNOUNCES $34 MILLION CONTRACT AWARD FOR NORTH AMERICAN JOINT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PROJECT

5/12/2000: For Grade Crossing Hazard Elimination Programs In Designated High-Speed Rail Corridors

4/20/2000: FRA SIGNS SAFETY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH CSX; RELEASES FINAL TRACK AUDIT REPORT

4/17/2000: U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO COMPLETE PLANNING FOR MAGLEV PROJECTS

3/31/2000: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ILLINOIS AND OHIO CONCERNING USE OF LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN HORNS AT HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS

2/17/2000: Federal Railroad Administration Announces Public Hearings On Use of Locomotive Train Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

1/12/2000: Criteria for "Quiet Zones"
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Proposal to Require Train Horns At Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings