The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $197 million in grants in early June to help commuter and intercity passenger railroads implement Positive Train Control (PTC) by Dec. 31, 2018. The grants are authorized under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and will be provided to 17 projects in 13 states. FRA and FTA said 27 eligible applications were received, requesting a total of $455 million, more than double the congressional authorization amount. The FRA was responsible for the selection of the grant recipients and the FTA will award and administer the grants during Fiscal Year 2017. ASLRRA grants more than 300 Jake Awards for safety More than 300 shortline and regional railroads earned Jake Awards from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) for their safety performance in 2016. ASLRRA explains that to be honored with a Jake Award, an ASLRRA member railroad must perform better than the Class 2 and 3 industry average injury frequency rate as reported by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during the prior year.
展开▼
