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  May 29, 2019FRA Publishes Railroads’ First Quarter 2019 Positive Train Control Implementation Status Updates
          May 16, 2019Statement of Federal Railroad Administration on Termination of FY ‘10 Grant Agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority
          May 8, 2019FRA Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Revising Locomotive Engineer RegulationWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the regulation that governs locomotive engineer qualification and certification to...
          March 19, 2019The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Extreme Flooding**NOTICE**

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ronald L. Batory has determined that the extreme flooding currently occurring throughout the...
          February 19, 2019U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Cancellation of Grant Funds to CA High-Speed Rail ProjectWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to cancel $929 million in Federal grant funds yet to be paid for the California High-Speed Rail project envisioned...
          February 19, 2019FRA Issues National Trespass Prevention Strategy**WASHINGTON** – The U.S Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued to Congress the first *National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property*.  The report...
          February 15, 2019FRA Publishes Railroads 2018 Quarter 4 PTC Data**WASHINGTON** - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update regarding railroads’ self-reported progress toward full implementation of positive train control (PTC) systems as of December 31, 2018.  All...
          February 8, 2019U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $56 Million in Grants to Improve Rail Safety, Efficiency, and Reliability**U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $56 Million in Grants to Improve Rail Safety, Efficiency, and Reliability***18 projects in 16 states receive funding*

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          February 1, 2019The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Winter Weather**NOTICE**

**The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event**

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration...
          December 31, 2018Statement on Positive Train Control Implementation*All Railroads on Track to Meet Critical Congressional Requirements*

**WASHINGTON** – The 41 railroads required by Congress to implement positive train control (PTC) systems by December 31, 2018 have...

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