Press Releases

5/14/2008: DOT Action Plan Contributes to Nearly 25 Percent Decrease in Train Accidents
New Focus on Risk-Reduction Programs to Further Improve Rail Safety

4/16/2008: Trains Transporting the Most Toxic Hazardous Materials Must Use Safest, Most Secure Route

4/02/2008: Second Railroad Joins FRA "Close Call" Risk Reduction Pilot Program

4/01/2008: FRA Train Accident Investigation Reports Now Publicly Available Online

3/31/2008: DOT Proposal Revolutionizes Rail Hazmat Tank Car Safety

3/21/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Releases Demographic Report on Rail Trespasser Fatalities

3/04/2008: 03/04/2008 Train Accidents Decline for Third Consecutive Year, Other Rail Safety Data Improves

2/29/2008: 2/29/08 DOT Digest: FRA Announces Guide for Managing Gap Safety at Passenger Rail Platforms

2/19/2008: New Grant Program Provides First-Ever Federal-State Funding Partnership to Improve and Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Service

2/15/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Issues Grade Crossing Resource Guides, and FRA releases DEIS for Portal Bridge over Hackensack River

2/13/2008: U.S. DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error, Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety

2/01/2008: DOT Digest: FRA Announces $4.6 Million RRIF Loan to Nashville and Eastern Railroad, and Federal Rail Safety Program Surpasses One Million Miles of Track Inspected

1/31/2008: Passenger Train Safety to Be Improved with New Requirements for Emergency Communication, Evacuation, and Rescue Features

1/25/2008: 01/25/2008 New, Safer Brake Technology for Freight Trains Gains Traction as Second Railroad Launches ECP Train

1/04/2008: FRA Announces $3 Million RRIF Loan to Columbia Basin Railroad Company

1/03/2008: Statement by Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Progress of CSX Transportation in Addressing Safety Issues