Press Releases

11/22/2004: Effective Date of Proposed Rule Allowing for Train Horn “Quiet Zones” Moves to April 1

11/16/2004: Statement From Federal Railroad Administration on Safety Compliance Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to Improve Rail Safety in San Antonio, Texas

11/03/2004: Urgent Message from Acting FRA Administrator

11/02/2004: FRA Proposes To Enhance Train Crew Safety By Improving the Crashworthiness of Locomotives

10/22/2004: DOT Weekly News Digest

10/19/2004: FRA Announces First Ever Use of Locomotive Mounted Cameras to Study Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention

10/19/2004: Port of Umatilla in Oregon Receives $2.7 Million To Replace Gantry Crane

10/15/2004: DOT Weekly News Digest

10/14/2004: Federal Railroad Administration Awards $4.9 Million To Florida DOT for Self-Propelled Passenger Rail Car Demonstration

10/13/2004: Ohio Receives Grant to Demonstrate New Safety Equipment at High-Risk Highway-Rail Grade Crossing

9/30/2004: Springfield, Missouri Receives FRA Grant To Fund Rail Traffic Studies

8/16/2004: Grade Crossing Improvement Grant Helps Advance Development of High-Speed Rail Corridor in Wisconsin

8/16/2004: Grade Crossing Improvement Grant Helps Advance Development of High-Speed Rail Corridor in State of Washington

8/16/2004: $5.2 Million Grade Crossing Improvement Grants Help Advance High-Speed Rail Corridor Development in Five States

7/29/2004: Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to Get Next Generation Overhaul Through New Federal Investment

7/19/2004: FRA's Response to the New York Times Article

7/14/2004: DOT Announces New Initiative for Loan and Credit Programs

6/30/2004: FRA Proposes to Improve Crash Survivability of Locomotive “Black Box”

6/24/2004: FRA Proposal Seeks to Improve Working Conditions For Train Crews, Prevent Hearing Loss

6/15/2004: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Action Plan to Prevent Train-Vehicle Collisions and Pedestrian Deaths

5/13/2004: FRA Audit of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Shows Fewer Accidents and Employee Injuries

5/06/2004: Highway-Rail Crossing Fatalities Reach Record Low in 2003; Other Railroad Safety Numbers Show Similar Improvements

5/03/2004: Federal Railroad Administrator Announces $1 Million Grant to Operation Lifesaver

4/30/2004: Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta Concerning FRA Administrator
Allan Rutter

4/30/2004: Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter Announces Move to Texas Transportation Position

3/17/2004: Statement of Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter on Resolution of Legal Claims Between Amtrak and Bombardier/Alstom Consortium

2/13/2004: FRA Extends Public Comment Period By 60 Days for Interim Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns

2/13/2004: Federal Railroad Administrator Announces $4.6 Million Loan to the Stillwater Central Railroad

1/07/2004: Federal Railroad Administrator Announces $233 Million Loan To Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad