Former Connecticut Department of Transportation (Conn-DOT) Official Pleads...
On June 19, Raymond F. Cox, former Assistant Rail Administrator for Conn-DOT, pled guilty in U. S. District Court in New Haven, CT to theft involving federal programs, and to obstruction of justice....
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Quarterly Report on Cost Savings Accrued by Amtrak Operational Reforms
Our first quarterly report, issued January 5, 2006, established an FY 2006 operating subsidy baseline of $586 million. That is, Amtrak’s planned operational reforms reflected in its Board-approved FY...
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Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
On March 16, Mark Dayton, OIG Senior Economist, testified before the Senate Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee on Federal funding for Amtrak in FY 2007. He testified that in order to maintain...
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Report on Audit of Security of the Federal Railroad Computer Systems Network
The objective of this audit was to determine whether FRA’s network infrastructure is adequately secured to support both DOT and FRA missions. Specifically, we sought to determine whether FRA’s (1)...
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First Quarterly Report Establishing an Operating Subsidy Baseline to Measure...
Pursuant to the requirements of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Appropriations Act funding the Department of Transportation, the purpose of this communication is to establish an operating subsidy baseline...
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Audit initiated of Oversight Efforts for Hurricane Relief and Recovery...
OIG has initiated oversight efforts of the Department’s response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent recovery activities. OIG’s hurricane relief and recovery oversight effort will include...
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Letter to National Railroad Passenger Corporation CEO announces Amtrak review...
In response to requests from the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG), in conjunction with the National...
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Report on Analysis of Cost Savings on Amtrak’s Long-Distance Services
On July 22, we issued a report on cutting costs in Amtrak’s long-distance service without eliminating any routes, frequencies, or station stops. While sleeper class generates greater revenue per...
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Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Issues
On July 21, the Inspector General testified before the House Subcommittee on Railroads regarding railroad-grade crossing safety issues. The testimony focused on our ongoing audit to assess the...
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Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
On May 12, the Inspector General testified before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...
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Reauthorization of Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
On April 21, the Inspector General testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine regarding the reauthorization of intercity passenger rail and Amtrak. He...
View ArticleIndiana Transportation Company Ordered to Pay $400,000 for HazMat Training...
On April 11, Bulkmatic Transport Company, Griffith IN was ordered by a U.S. District Court judge in Chattanooga, TN to pay a total of $400,400 for failing to provide employees with full HazMat...
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FRA Safety-Related Findings and Recommendations
We issued recommendations to FRA based on our December 10, 2004 report to the Secretary concerning allegations of relaxed enforcement of railroad safety regulations. We recommended that FRA submit to...
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Audit initiated of Federal Railroad Administration's Network Infrastructure...
The Office of Inspector General will perform an audit of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) network infrastructure, which is critical to both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and FRA’s...
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Review of Law Enforcement Authority for Railroad Police
At the request of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, we reviewed the authority, duties, and use of railroad police, particularly for non-law enforcement purposes. We found...
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Audit Announced of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inspections, Accident...
At the request of Representative James L. Oberstar, Ranking Democratic Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Representative Corrine Brown, Ranking Democratic Member of...
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Report on the Audit of the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Program
This final report presents the results of the Office of Inspector General?s (OIG) second audit of the Department of Transportation?s (Department) Highway–Rail Grade Crossing Safety Program. The report...
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FRA Oversight of Use of Slow Orders and Track Reclassification
Our newly released audit report regarding FRA’s oversight of railroad slow orders and track reclassification found that FRA has no recordkeeping and reporting requirements governing slow orders, and...
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Amtrak's Loan Condition 8
We issued a letter to the Secretary Mineta, FRA Administrator Rutter, and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Amtrak's compliance with condition 8 of its Railroad Rehabilitation and...
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The Future of Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Amtrak
The Inspector General testified on the future of intercity passenger rail and Amtrak before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. He discussed options to reconfigure Amtrak's...
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Audit Initiated of FRA’s Oversight of Railroad Slow Orders and Track...
We will evaluate the Federal Railroad Administration’s oversight of railroads’ use of slow orders and track reclassification and assess the impact on track safety and service schedules. Railroads...
View ArticleTrinity Rail Group Fined Nearly $1 Million in Hazmat Leak Case
Trinity Rail Group/Trinity Industries, Inc., Saginaw, TX, was ordered by a U.S. District Court judge in Albany, NY, to pay $924,062 in fines, restitution, and civil penalties for negligently releasing...
View ArticleRail Car Maintenance Company Pleads Guilty to Negligent Release of Hazardous...
Trinity Rail Group, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Trinity Industries, Inc., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Albany, NY, to charges related to negligently releasing hazardous anhydrous ammonia...
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Follow-up Audit Started on FRA Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Program
At the request of Senator Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, we initiated a follow-up audit to evaluate the Department's progress in (1) increasing the safety...
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