”Federal Railroad Administration” News

Train catches fire after derailment in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY - A train derailment in central Oklahoma on Friday sent fireballs into the sky but caused no injuries.
08 23 2008 4:16PM (...more)

NY prosecutors probe whether passenger drove train

MINEOLA, N.Y. – A prosecutor says criminal charges are possible after reports that a Long Island Rail Road engineer let a passenger operate a train bound for New
07 19 2009 2:17AM (...more)

Millions ride old, vulnerable rail cars on subways

WASHINGTON – Millions of passengers in cities across the U.S. ride old subway cars like the ones that crumpled in the deadly crash in the nation's capital. The largest transit systems depend on such cars for more than one-third of their fleets, despite safety concerns expressed by federal
06 24 2009 9:48PM (...more)

Sleep disorder said factor in driver, air crashes

WASHINGTON – The government should start screening truck and bus drivers , commercial pilots , train engineers and merchant sailors for 10 24 2009 12:36AM (...more)

Engineer warned twice about cell phone use

WASHINGTON – A supervisor says the engineer in a deadly train crash last September was warned twice about cell phone use while on duty. Despite that warning, the engineer sent and received 43 text messages and made four phone calls
03 4 2009 9:04PM (...more)

Feds to hold hearing on deadly Calif. train crash

LOS ANGELES – Federal investigators are about to end their silence on what a Metrolink commuter train engineer was texting about before his train collided with a freight last year in Los Angeles , killing 25 people and injuring at
03 3 2009 2:19PM (...more)

High-speed rail advocates say $8B is just a start

WASHINGTON – Communities and companies seeking to build high-speed rail systems haven't yet received the $8 billion in stimulus money the Obama administration promised for the projects, and already they want more —
10 30 2009 9:19AM (...more)

Rail official: Upgraded service will come slowly

CHICAGO – The Obama administration's top railroad official says Americans shouldn't expect to see networks of souped-up, bullet-fast trains after the $8 billion set aside in the federal stimulus bill for high-speed rail is finally
09 12 2009 9:27PM (...more)

SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation

LAS VEGAS – The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal 07 4 2009 8:39AM (...more)

CSX Transportation Urges Awareness and Caution Near Rails and Tracks Over July 4th Weekend

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Garrick Francis of CSX Transportation , +1-877-835-5279, garrick_francis@csx.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the July
07 4 2009 6:31AM (...more)