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Federal Railroad Administration Report to United States Congress Disparity Study
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to release a Congressionally mandated disparity study (Study) evaluating the market availability and utilization of minority- and women-owned small businesses in FRA-funded railroad contracts. The Study will be used as evidence of the state of...Implementing SLSI-Provided Opportunities Supports Safety Culture Growth
In this analysis, the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) staff established Time 1 and Time 2 safety culture scores for each railroad, leveraging outputs from SLSI’s SCA process. Volpe staff then measured railroads’ safety culture growth within the 10 Core Elements. While the...
Commuter Rail Seat Tests in Open-Bay Configuration
Open-bay seating is a common configuration in U.S. passenger railcars. The current version of the American Public Transportation Association’s safety standard on passenger seating (APTA PR-CS-S-016-99, Rev. 3) requires open-bay seats to be tested if more than 50 percent of a car’s seating is...
Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Ada) Intercity And High-speed Passenger Rail Platform Construction Guidance And Lessons Learned
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act) prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and best practices for platform design and construction in compliance...