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15 Nov 2022

Reports to Congress

FRA Report to Congress on the Comprehensive Rail Safety Review of Amtrak

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Amtrak Safety Audit; Amtrak; FRA Audit Report

26 Sep 2021

Press Releases

Statement of Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose On the Derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder in Buelow, Montana

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Derailment, Amtrak, Buelow, Montana

1 Feb 2021

Technical Reports

High Speed Rail Noise Standards and Regulations

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail

Keywords: European Union, EU, standards, regulations, codes, recommended practices, rolling stock, high speed rail

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/03
Office
RDI-22

24 Jul 2019

Environmental Review Documents

State of California approved NEPA Assignment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Environmental Protection, High-Speed Passenger Rail

Keywords: National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, California High-Speed Rail

Abstract:

NEPA Assignment for California High Speed Rail Authority was approved on July 23,2019California is the only state to have executed NEPA Assignment Memorandum of Understanding (...

22 Jul 2019

Reports to Congress

Shared-Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Right-of-Way

Keywords: Rights-of-Way, FAST Act, Shared-Use

Abstract:

This report responds to a provision in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act) that directed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to evaluate...