Rail Share Agenda

Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT) - Volume 1: Main Report

This document updates previous FRA publications on the cost accounting methodology used by Amtrak to calculate and report route costs, Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT). The prior version of this report published in 2016, Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting Amtrak Performance...

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority - SFRTA / Tri Rail Approval Letter

Buckingham Branch Railroad 242 Program Approval Letter

Silverline Commuter Line 242 Program Approval Letter

Silverline Commuter Line 240 Program Approval Letter

Screw Spike and Spring Washer Hold-Down Force and Resiliency Investigation

The Rail Transportation Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois (Illinois) is investigating spike failures in timber tie track to determine the root cause(s) and develop failure prevention strategies. This research is part of an ongoing investigation into spike failures...

Ashtabula Carson and Jefferson Railroad 242 Program Approval Letter

Quarterly Report of PTC System Performance (Form FRA F 6180.152, OMB Control No. 2130-0553)

Rail Force Measurement and Fastener Load Demand at Horseshoe Curve

In 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads completed short-term field experiments to measure the rail forces in steep grades and high-degree curvature on Norfolk Southern Railway. This experiment was conducted to understand the rail stress distribution...