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  November 18, 2011News Digest**FRA Develops Model State Legislation for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Violations.**  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in collaboration with various government, labor and industry stakeholders, has developed...
          November 18, 2011U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $21 Million to Improve California’s Intercity Passenger Rail ServiceU.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the award of $21 million for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for engineering to begin on three projects to improve Southern California’s Pacific...
          November 3, 2011U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $7.9 Million for Station Upgrades in Washington StateU.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded $7.9 million for the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to construct a new station in Tukwila, WA, replacing the current, temporary wooden structure and creating...
          October 18, 2011US DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING ACROSS AMERICA*Partnership will help revitalize the domestic railway manufacturing sector, support Obama Administration’s historic investments in transportation and create jobs*
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and...
          October 11, 2011Federal Railroad Administration Issues Safety Advisory to Industry with Recommendations to Prevent Yard Switching Fatalities and Injuries Between CarsFederal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo today issued a safety advisory to the railroad industry to help prevent injuries and fatalities from employees working between rail cars during switching operations and other dangerous or unsafe...
          October 10, 2011U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD AND ILLINOIS OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON CHICAGO HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT Project Will Reduce Delays and Create Nearly 1,500 JobsCHICAGO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today helped break ground on the “Englewood Flyover” project, a critical component to the Chicago hub of the Midwest high-speed rail network. The construction project will build a bridge...
          October 5, 2011U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $196 Million to Reduce Train Travel Time by 30 Minutes between Detroit and ChicagoU.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $196.5 million grant to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for track and signal improvements between Detroit and Kalamazoo, MI.  These improvements will...
          September 30, 2011News Digest: Pennsylvania’s Keystone Rail Corridor Receives $40 Million from USDOTU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $40 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to eliminate delays in and out of Harrisburg on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor.  The project consists of replacing aging track...
          September 28, 2011U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $13.6 Million for Oregon Intercity Passenger Rail ProjectsU.S.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $13.6 million grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to modernize the Portland Union Station, upgrade passenger rail service along Amtrak’s Cascades route...
          September 27, 2011U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $13 Million to Relieve Major Northeast Corridor Rail ChokepointU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $13.3 million grant for the Delaware Department of Transportation to add a third track immediately south of the Wilmington, DE station.  The additional track will eliminate...

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