Cooperative Agreement FRTEC001417

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) provides $135,106,600.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to fund project development, final design, and construction activities for various track, signal, grade crossing, and bridge improvements on the Inland Route Corridor, along the Boston-Albany Line and the Worcester Line between Worcester...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program aims to enhance safety for thousands of railroad commuters and drivers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The primary objectives are to develop a preliminary design for consolidating the Commerce Street/Devine Brothers and Taylor Street/Triangle Street grade crossings along the Metro-North Railroad's Danbury Branch, while...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $11,000,000 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to implement a 12-month Engineering Track Foremen Inspectors Workforce Development Apprenticeship Training Program. This program will provide upward mobility training for 25 employees in the pilot class and an additional 35 employees to become Engineering Track Foremen who will lead track maintenance...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $9,643,535 Project Grant under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Finance Division, doing business as Transit Operating Division. The grant will fund a project to modernize an existing manual rail turnout at Martins Yard by replacing it with a powered switch that can be integrated into Amtrak's Centralized Traffic Control system. This will enable remote...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) funds training programs and initiatives to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities for railroad-related incidents. The primary activities supported by this grant include training sessions, exercises and drills, and the production of training videos for emergency responders, emergency medical technicians, police, and fire personnel. The...

This $400,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration will fund research proposals through the National Academy of Sciences aimed at improving railroad safety and performance. Awarded on August 1, 2022 under the Railroad Research and Development program (CFDA 20.313), the project will support research collaborations through December 31, 2025 in key areas such as safety, environmental impact, human factors, rolling stock, track infrastructure, grade...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development was awarded an $11.8 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The objective of the project is to improve safety at rail crossings and reduce collisions between trains carrying hazardous materials and road users in rural Louisiana. Work will be performed from May 2022 through October 2025 to fund projects...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) provides $1,333,333.00 in funding to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. to administer public information, education, and awareness programs. The grant supports activities to help prevent and reduce pedestrian, motor vehicle, and other accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities, as well as improve awareness along railroad rights-of-way and at highway-rail grade crossings in the United States....

The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $42.2 million Project Grant to the Maine Department of Transportation under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The grant will fund critical improvements to the PAR freight rail main line in Maine from April 2022 through September 2025. The objective is to improve safety, capacity, and reliability of the rail corridor, which provides a critical gateway for Maine's forest products industry...

The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive $31.2 million from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant program to complete preliminary engineering, final design, and construction for trespassing prevention improvements along the Michigan Line between Dearborn and Kalamazoo. The project will prevent trespassing at several locations in the corridor to protect high-speed train operations of 90 mph...