The Texas Department of Transportation recently submitted 17 pre-applications to the Federal Railroad Administration for a variety of projects across the state. To learn more about the request for stimulus funding, visit the TDDOT website by clicking here.
The following comes from a letter sent by the Federal Transit Authority on behalf of National Transportation Safety Board:
The NTSB has concluded that Washington Metro's train control lacked adequate safety redundancy that would have included timely alerts of system failures and compensation for intermittent failures or
Railway Age will be hosting its sixteenth annual conference on October 19-20, 2009 in Washington DC. The two-day conference will be devoted to developing common ground among passenger and freight rail interests.
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The DOT has announced an effective date (August 31, 2009) for mandatory direct observation (DO) collections for all return to duty and follow up testing.
1. This Final Rule makes Direct Observation (DO) collection procedures mandatory for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing.
2. This
The 2010 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association conference will be held January 6-9, 2010 at the JW Marriot in Palm Desert, CA. The annual Conference and Exhibition boasts 600+ attendees, 60 exhibitors and 40,000 square-feet of meeting space.
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The 23rd Annual RTA Tie Grading Seminar will be held August 2-4, 2009 in Roanoke, VA. Below is detailed information about the value this seminar will provide to your company and its employees.
For more information, visit rta.org
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