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U.S High-Speed Rail Association High-Speed Rail Summit

2012 was a monumental year for American rail – one of the greatest in generations. It was the safest year in railroad history. Amtrak saw record on-time performance and achieved an all-time high in ridership. And we saw intermodal freight traffic surge above 12 million units – very close to an...

Positive Train Control NPRM Notice of Clarification

In response to a petition for rulemaking, FRA proposed, in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) dated December 11, 2012, amendments to regulations implementing a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that certain passenger and freight railroads install positive train control (...