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15 Sep 2017

Reference Materials

Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement

Author
National Research Council

Subject Budget, Evaluation

Keywords: Economics, Finance, personal travel, goods movement, statistics

Abstract: The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 established the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) within the U.S. Department of Transportation. This...

14 Sep 2017

Accident Investigations

HQ-2017-1228 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Freight Operations

Keywords: Kansas City Southern Railway Company

Abstract: On September 14, 2017, at approximately 6:30 a.m., CST, westbound Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) mixed freight Train MBNNL12 was operating on the Laredo Subdivision (just east...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Rear End Collision (REC)
Railroad Name
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Location

Laredo, TX
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2017-1228
Investigation Status
Finalized

12 Sep 2017

Environmental Review Documents

Atlanta to Chattanooga HSGT FEIS-ROD

Author
Federal Railroad Administration, Georgia Department of Transportation, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Keywords: Atlanta – Chattanooga High-Speed Ground Transportation

Abstract: In cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration prepared a Tier I Environmental...

8 Sep 2017

Reference Materials

Part 076_APPENDIX I Operations Modeling_DC2RVA DEIS

Keywords: Part 076_APPENDIX I Operations Modeling_DC2RVA DEIS

6 Sep 2017

Emergency Declarations

The FRA Acting Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Event

Subject Emergency Declarations

Keywords: Emergency Declaration,, Hurricane, Hurricane Force Winds, Severe Storm Surge, Flooding Rain, Power Outages

Abstract: Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Acting Administrator Heath Hall has determined that the imminent threat of...

FRA Docket Number
2017-0001