The public discussion of railroad safety initiatives can help to improve safety, either directly with the public through an increased awareness, or by encouraging other carriers to consider similar safety efforts. Rail carriers are often quick to...

The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from July 31, 2014, to July 29, 2016. This took place at the Advanced...

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Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ronald L. Batory has determined that the extreme flooding currently occurring throughout the...

From April 2014 to September 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology worked with Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) on an ongoing project to develop prototype Electrically Driven Set and Release...