Sentences with phrase «federal rail safety»

Filing a Federal Rail Safety Act whistleblower retaliation complaint with OSHA within 180 days of a railroad's adverse action is a threshold issue that can derail the best of cases.

Federal rail safety standards — plus the inability to rip up old track and put down straight rail beds that are truly appropriate for high speed trail travel — have doomed Amtrak's Acela service in the Northeastern Corridor to a pathetic shadow of the fast, convenient service it might have been if we started with a clean slate.

Not exact matches

The memo, obtained by the federal Liberals, discussed economic factors surrounding the transportation of oil by rail, but didn't flag any safety concerns.

Since June 2011, federal safety standards prohibit the manufacture or sale of drop - side rail cribs.

Also Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate workplace safety practices at the LIRR's rail freight contractor, after allegations in a lawsuit that New York & Atlantic Railway was having untrained and uncertified day laborers perform dangerous jobs on LIRR tracks.

He said the pipeline would not reduce the controversial shipment of Bakken oil by rail or barge, adding that statistics from the Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration showed that pipelines had a higher spill rate per mile than any other form of oil transportation.

Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York.

The DOT agencies (the Federal Aviation Administration [aviation], the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [trucking], the Federal Railroad Administration [rail], the Federal Transit Administration [mass transit] and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform safety - sensitive funcSafety Administration [trucking], the Federal Railroad Administration [rail], the Federal Transit Administration [mass transit] and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform safety - sensitive funcSafety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation employees who perform safety - sensitive funcsafety - sensitive functions.

Effective immediately, those who offer crude oil for transportation by rail must ensure that the product is properly tested and classified in accordance with federal safety regulations.

In addition, a state must ensure that its SSO agency adopts and enforces relevant federal and state safety laws, has investigatory authority, and has appropriate financial and human resources for the number, size and complexity of the rail transit systems within the state's jurisdiction.

PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration have issued several safety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tansafety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tanSafety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tank car.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that the District of Columbia has obtained federal certification for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) PFederal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that the District of Columbia has obtained federal certification for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Pfederal certification for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program.

-- To the extent that compliance with subsection (b)(2)(C) or (b)(7) would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historical or antiquated rail passenger car, or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, such compliance shall not be required.

-- The terms «rail» and «railroad» have the meaning given the term «railroad» in section 202 (e) of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431 (e)-RRB-.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $ 73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway - rail grade crossings, and congestion mitigation.

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) is the federal safety authority for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and Safety (OHMS) is the federal safety authority for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and safety authority for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.

The reauthorization proposal would also give the Federal Transit Administration authority to oversee rail transit safety in cities across the country.

The bill, the Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, proposed establishing and enforcing federal safety standards for rail transit systems to ensure a higher level of sSafety Program Act of 2009, proposed establishing and enforcing federal safety standards for rail transit systems to ensure a higher level of ssafety standards for rail transit systems to ensure a higher level of safetysafety.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received $ 55 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration for safety and capacity improvements to intercity passenger rail routes.

FRA enforce rail safety regulations and statutes through routine inspections (sample of track, locomotives, rail cars, operating practices, signals and train control systems, and hazardous material shipments for compliance with Federal safety standards at high risk areas) and broader assessments; investigate and analyze accidents; manage state involvement in rail safety programs; and implement highway - rail grade crossing programs.

The Federal Highway Administration has detailed ways to improve the safety of rail crossings but neglects to mention cameras, which have been shown to reduce violations.

The rail agency has been under state and federal investigation for its numerous violations of safety rules and various operating protocols, and this newly released information from the FRA gives some more insight as to why that's the case.