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Washington Union Station Expansion Project
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) is the Project Sponsor for the Washington Union Station Project (Project). The purpose of the Project is to expand and modernize Washington Union Station (Station), the National Capital Region’s principal intermodal transportation hub....
Magnetic Levitation Deployment Grants Program
Overview: The Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment Grants Program has funded preconstruction planning activities and capital costs of viable, existing Maglev projects, including projects that involve technologies that employ Maglev in conjunction with other complementary technologies....
Western Rail Yard Infrastructure Project
Environmental Impact StatementThe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Rail Yard (WRY) Infrastructure Project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. and other applicable laws. FRA...
Divisions Overview
The Office of Railroad Safety's divisions serve as technical experts on matters of railroad safety and aid in the development of regulations and the evaluation of waivers submittals.
Divisions within the Office of Railroad Safety: Audit Management...Discretionary Grants Application Process
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) posts grant opportunities, cooperative agreements, as well as modifications to current grants or cooperative agreements on Grants.gov. Grants.gov is a "one-stop shop" for all potential grantees to electronically find and apply for grants and cooperative...
Report to Congress: Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: Safety Data and Engineering Practices
This report responds to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the Act), which directed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to review private grade crossings, in consultation with railroad carriers. The Act directed the Secretary to determine whether data on private...Safety Management Teams
The Safety Management Teams (SMTs) serve as the Office of Railroad Safety’s main liaison with the senior leadership of the Nation's railroads. Each of the nine SMTs is assigned to either a Class I railroad or a group of railroads and provides safety oversight of the respective railroad system(s...