P& L 240 Program Approval Letter

Wichita Terminal Association Railway 242 Program Approval Letter

Wichita Terminal Association Railway 240 Program Approval Letter

MBTA 240 Engineer Certification Program Approval Letter

FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program for Projects Located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC) NOFO Webinar

FRA Guidance on Development and Implementation of Railroad Capital Projects

The Railroad Capital Project Guidance provides guidance on the development and implementation of railroad capital projects that may be funded, in whole or in part, by FRA. FRA’s goal for this guidance is to assist Project Sponsors in 1) developing effective and complete capital projects, and 2)...

Relationship of Inspection Methods to Ballast Degradation Models: Phase I

This report compiles the first phase of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)-sponsored project to evaluate lateral ballast behavior and how mechanics-based track geometry deterioration models forecast field behavior. The lateral ballast behavior section analyzed historical and recent single...

Camp Hall Industrial Corridor Project Finding of No Significant Impact

NDE Methods for Corrosion Monitoring in Railroad Tank Cars

This report discusses the use of various nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods for detecting and characterizing corrosion defects in tank cars. Several tank car panels with a real corrosion defect as well as simulated corrosion defects were fabricated from the actual tank car. Advanced NDE...

A Feasibility Study on Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods to Characterize Weld Defects in Railroad Tank Cars

Under the sponsorship and support of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), with participation from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of advanced nondestructive evaluation (NDE) equipment, NDE service providers, and other research...