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Background
On October 14, 2022, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from a provision of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR § 236.1005(c), Hazard detectors.
In 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads completed short-term field experiments to measure the rail forces in steep grades and high-degree curvature on Norfolk Southern Railway. This experiment was conducted to understand the rail stress distribution...
In 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to conduct validation studies of CIVA software’s rail models for hand-held, angled beam, shear vertical wave (SW) inspections. The research team generated side-drilled holes (SDHs) at...
The FRA Office of Research Data & Innovation Manages and coordinates: safety research and development; industry, market, and data-intelligence; economic analyses, including benefit-cost analyses in support of regulations and grants; technical capacity-building and workforce programs for the railroad industry; and FRA’s international programs.
Mark was named the Associate Administrator, Office of Research, Data, and Innovation in March 2023. In October 2022, Mark was named Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research, Data, and Innovation and led the office through a recent organizational realignment...
The Office of Business Operations plans, administers, and executes activities related to internal communications, project management, program analysis, financial management, contract administration, and workforce professional development.
Specific responsibilities include: