Federal Railroad Administration

In railroading, “close calls” are defined as “potentially unsafe events or conditions.” Tasked by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) evaluated the C3RS (Confidential…

A friend of mine directed my attention to Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis website Section 2.03, “Train Accidents by Railroad Group,” in which it is possible to search, sort, select…

The President-elect has expressed his intent to nominate David Armstrong Fink, former President of Pan Am Railways and the son of David Andrew Fink, who served as President of Guilford…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 19 announced a final rule to “further enhance the safety of the U.S. freight rail industry” by introducing tougher standards for new-build freight…

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) provides an update on proposed intercity passenger rail service from Oklahoma City, Okla., to Newton, Kans. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad highlights its 2024 accomplishments; Chicago…

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) launches Requests for Qualification (RFQ) for locomotives and cars to replace its Long-Distance, Regional and Remote fleet. Also, Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) advances its…

Amtrak completes upgrades at the G.K. Butterfield Station in Wilson, N.C. Also, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) deploys Fare Inspectors in plain clothes as part of evasion crackdown; and TriMet…

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) receives a $26.5 million federal grant for the Colonel’s Island Rail Improvements project, which is supported by Genesee & Wyoming (G&W). Also, Watco helps bring…

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) receives a federal grant to improve passenger rail service and freight movement in the San Joaquin Valley. Also, New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) earns…

Amtrak on Nov. 26 announced that it has appointed Jennifer Mitchell as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning, effective Dec. 2. She will succeed Dennis Newman, who is retiring.

At the latest “Railroad Happy Hour” event at TD Cowen, leaders in the railroad market pointed to noteworthy signs of optimism looking into next year as industrial projects take stronger footing.…

Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) will use a $15.8 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to purchase up to six “custom-built” low-emission diesel locomotives for use on its 86-mile network that…

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit…

Two CRISI awards to Colorado State University (CSU) Pueblo and the University of Delaware (UDel) worth $26.2 million will be applied to accelerate Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concurrence of OptiFuel’s Total-Zero™ Diesel-RNG…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Nov. 21 released the final report for its investigation of the April 16, 2023, Union Pacific (UP) train collision with a parked UP train in…

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded Montreal-based global engineering services and nuclear company AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. a five-year, $60 million STORM (Support Technical Oversight Review and Monitoring) services BPA (Blanket…

A national team led by two Penn State Altoona faculty members will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST) through a $6.87 million grant from the…

OneRail Coalition Director Devon Barnhart announced that Paul Nissenbaum of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Mariah Morales of Amtrak are the recipients of the 2024 Canby Awards. The awards,…

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) is seeking a single design-build contractor for the Hudson Tunnel Project Package 3: the New Jersey Surface Alignment (NJSA) Project.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Nov. 15 announced additional funding of nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), “continuing its historic investment in passenger rail.”