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CURRENT EVENTS:

State Capital Grants for Intercity Passenger Rail

FRA Risk Reduction Program

National Rail Safety Action Plan

Train Horn Rule

Railroad Accident Investigations

09/13/2008 Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Regarding Chatsworth, Calif., Train Crash.

09/12/2008 DOT Digest: FRA Announces Eleven Research and Infrastructure Grants; and Solicits Applications for Rail Relocation Grant Program

9/9/2008 News Release: Railroads to Report New and More Detailed Information about Accidents and Incidents to Enhance Rail Safety Oversight under Proposed FRA Rule

8/29/08 DOT Digest: Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Receives FRA Grant to Replace Cross Ties; FRA Grant to Support Rail Upgrades at Washington State Intermodal Center; St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad to Install New Rail in Vermont with FRA Grant; FRA Grant Supports Continued Research into PTC Wireless Communication Systems.

08/22/2008 DOT Digest: FRA Distributes AREMA Rail Bridge Inspection Handbook to all Railroads, Issues Two Rail Research GrantsRailroads

08/12/2008 FRA Calls on Railroads to Join in a New Safety Program Designed to Reduce Risks that Can Lead to Train Accidents and Employee Injuries.

8/5/2008 Ambitious State Proposals to Improve Intercity Passenger Rail Service Compete for Federal Funding Under New DOT Grant Program

08/01/2008 DOT Digest: Alaska Railroad Receives FRA Grant for Rail/Highway Bridge to Military Training Area


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