USF moves full steam ahead on its first-ever grant from the Federal Railroad Administration

With railroad employment steadily declining nationwide, USF researchers are working to stabilize the industry – funded by a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the agency’s first grant ever to be awarded to USF. To mark this significant milestone, Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, joined USF leaders and representatives from…

FTA Spotlight on Safety – Achilleas Kourtellis

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hosted a webinar on Thursday, September 21, 2023, to discuss transit rail grade crossing safety from both the operational and public education and outreach perspectives. A recording of the webinar and the presentation are now available. FTA provided an overview and the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) and MxV Rail highlighted research on…