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State Rail Plan Guidance Notice in the Federal Register
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Richmond-Hampton Roads High-Speed Rail Project Moves a Step Closer With Final Environmental Impact Statement Approval
Newly identified preferred route connects to Southeast High-Speed Rail CorridorWASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and its state partner, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), have issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for...
49 CFR Part 229, 234, 235, et al: Positive Train Control Systems; Final Rule
This final rule includes required functionalities of PTC system technology and the means by which PTC systems will be certified. This final rule also describes the contents of the PTC implementation plans required by the statute and contains the process for submission of those plans for review...49 CFR PARTS 229, 234, 235, AND 236: Positive Train Control Systems: Regulatory Impact Analysis
FRA is required to analyze the final rule under Executive Order 12866. FRA’s analysis presents a 20-year analysis of the costs and benefits associated with FRA’s final rule, using both 7 percent and 3 percent discount rates, including net present value (PV) and annualized value, which is the...Prepared Remarks for FRA Administrator at The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's 15th Annual Conference
Introduction: Thanks so much for the invitation to talk with you this morning. I must confess that when Rich Juliano invited me to do this, I asked him how many people had turned him down that he would invite a rail guy to a gathering like this. He assured me that I was really...