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FRA FAQs
1. What does FRA do? FRA’s mission is to enable the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods for a strong America, now and in the future. Using the broad statutory authority Congress has provided, FRA accomplishes this mission by promoting and regulating railroad safety...
Restricted Speed Enforcement for Positive Train Control Systems
As defined by current regulations (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 236 Subpart G), restricted speed is a speed that will permit stopping within one-half the range of vision, but does not exceed 20 mph. In the U.S., restricted speed operation is a common type of train operation on...