The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and in partnership with Amtrak, are conducting an Environmental Assessment (...

FRA signed the Draft EIS on December 15, 2017 and it was published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2017.  The Draft EIS analyzed six end-to-end Build Alternatives (Alternatives A–F) as well as the No-Build Alternative. The Build...

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Environmental Reviews are triggered by a Federal Action:

• “TCR’s proposal to build and operate a N700 Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed passenger rail system between Dallas and Houston...

FRA hosted the Washington Union Station Expansion Project’s third Public Meeting on October 19, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Washington Union Station’s Presidential Room located in the East Hall. An informal open house format was conducted...

In response to public comments and requests, the following are some helpful links of various organizations coordinating with FRA for the Washington Union Station Expansion Project:

• Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) ...

The study revealed that it is possible to locate defects in the rail head within the desired precision if a recognizable feature such as a bolt hole, rail end, or weld are nearby; that is, the method presented provides an accurate distance from a...

KEYWORDS: Long Bridge Project Fact Sheet, LBP

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), jointly with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), and in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and other agencies,...