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National Railroad Partnership Program / Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program
Overview: This program provides funding for capital projects that reduce the state of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service, if an eligible applicant is involved.
FRA Publishes Northeast Corridor Project Inventory, Laying Out Priorities for Intercity Passenger Rail Development on the NEC
Inventory promotes transparency on Federal priorities for an integrated and ambitious vision for the Northeast Corridor
Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Accident Reconstruction
The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), under the direction of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T), conducted a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (also known as...
Expansion of Rail Flaw Library at the Transportation Technology Center
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) began adding naturally occurring rail flaws to the Rail Flaw Library of Associated Defects (RF-LOAD) by acquiring defective rails from the field with funding by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Rail samples containing service induced flaws...