Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/23/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Court ruling allows Amtrak, FRA to set on-time standards A federal appeals court ruled last week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) should be allowed to set their own standards for measuring on-time performance of passenger-rail service.The 2-1 ruling…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 7/23/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Feds OK next phase of testing on RTD's G Line The line was originally slated to open for passenger service in fall 2016. Photo – Denver RTD Denver's Regional Transportation District (RTD) has received approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)…
Hydrogen engine research grant 23 Jul 2018 CANADA: The federal government’s Clean Rail Academic Grant Programme is providing C$25 000 for the University of Windsor’s Hydrogen Enabled Low-Emissions & Fuel Efficient Diesel Engine Combustion Technology for Clean Locomotives project, which aims to develop an experimental diesel engine capable of running on blends of hydrogen and diesel. The…