Topic - Federal Railroad Administration
Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOMThe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation. The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy, provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service, and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities. - Source: Wikipedia
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The railroads defend their operating model - which relies on fewer trains that have grown much longer - as simply helping them make the best use of their locomotives, tracks and crews without jeopardizing safety, and the Federal Railroad Administration says safety statistics haven’t gotten significantly worse since they started using it.
Railroads announcing changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash →
The Federal Railroad Administration said an investigation is ongoing.
