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Environmental Reviews

The list below shows environmental projects that per NEPA regulations require FRA to pursue an Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). These projects represent only a portion of FRA’s environmental documents. FRA also completes environmental reviews for...

Electronic Reading Room

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act (E-FOIA) Amendments of 1996 required agencies to make the following categories of records available to the public on an ongoing basis through a Web page entitled “Electronic Reading Room”:

East Palestine Derailment Hazmat Inspections ...

Back2Basics

FRA’s Back2Basics is an educational information initiative directed to railroad professionals and focuses on the personal aspects and responsibilities of staying safe in the workplace. Every week we post a Rule of the Week message on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Office of Civil Rights

The Office of Civil Rights provides advice and assistance to FRA senior management and other FRA officials and employees on all matters relating to  civil rights, to include Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA), equal employment opportunity (EEO) and, Title VI of the Civil Rights...

Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T)

FRA’s RD&T mission is to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of people and goods by rail through basic and applied research and the development of innovative solutions. Safety is DOT’s primary strategic goal and the principal driver of FRA’s RD&T program. RD...