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FRA Revokes California High-Speed Rail Funding, CHSRA Fires Back (UPDATED 8/21)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will pull back approximately $4 billion in funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) high-speed rail project, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported July 16. CHSRA is suing the POTUS 47 Administration, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is now investigating the project.

Commentary

RSAC: A Demonstrably Successful Collaborative Body

Editor’s Note: Grady C. Cothen Jr., though he retired from the Federal Railroad Administration in 2010, has remained active in the industry, writing papers on safety-related subjects, several of which Railway Age

Commentary

DOT Dumps FRA’s Collaborative RSAC

Here we go with another shutdown of democratic free speech by a POTUS and his inner circle consolidating power in pursuit of a unitary form of government controlling every aspect of American

“Derailment in Place” site at the Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colo. (Photograph Courtesy of TTC Operated by ENSCO)

Derailment Investigation, Prevention, Detection

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Preventing derailments is critical to rail transportation to enable its safe and efficient operation. In the worst-case scenario, a derailment can lead to casualties and

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FRA Cancels $26MM in Funds for DC-Baltimore SCMAGLEV Project

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Aug. 1 announced that it will cancel two grants totaling more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) Project, due to what U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy calls the project’s “poor planning, significant community opposition, and tremendous cost overruns.”

Transit Briefs: DART, Valley Metro, PANYNJ/PATH

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) partners with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish quiet zones along the Silver Line. Also, Valley Metro unveils an enhanced commuter ride matching tool; and the Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) PATH commuter rail system sees its busiest first half since the pandemic.

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FRA Regulatory Roundup

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn the direct final rule concerning accident/incident investigations and published guidance on agency-funded railroad capital projects, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).

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