eLibrary Search
The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.
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- Document resides on an external site for the record of source, links to the document are provided in context but not in the library as FRA does not maintain this record. This document lives on another website.
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- Document is historical and has been removed from library to avoid confusion with current publications.
- Document is public affairs & policy related, such as press releases, speeches, testimony, or fact sheet. These press-related documents can now be found in the FRA Newsroom.
- Document is related to rules and notices. This information can now be found on the Rulemakings search and the Notices search, respectively.
Technical Reports
PTC Communications: Cybersecurity Technology Review and Concept of Operations
Keywords: Positive Train Control, PTC, railroad, shared network, Interoperable Train Control Messaging, ITCM, cybersecurity, encryption, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, ELLI
Abstract: Researchers sought to determine how to improve the confidentiality of information passing through the...
Other Reports
Quiet Zone Locations by City and State
Keywords: Quiet Zones, Locations
Abstract: The purpose of this report is to provide latest information of Quiet Zone Locations by City and State as of 4/15/2020.
Reports to Congress
FRA Report to Congress: FY21 Q3 CRISI/Fed State Grant Status
Keywords: CRISI, Fed State, Fed-State, Federal State Partnership, Congress
Environmental Review Projects
Dearborn Intermodal Rail Passenger Facility
Other Reports
Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 1977
Keywords: Analysis, Cause of Accidents, Employee Deaths
Abstract: This report details accidents that results in railroad employee fatalities during 1977. Each entry includes a description of the accident, the circumstances surrounding it,...