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NEPA Assignment Letter to State of California
The Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program codified at 23 U.S.C. 327, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to assign federal environmental reviews to states. On January 31, 2018, the State of California requested that FRA assign environmental review responsibilities under the...Heat Release Rate Requirements for Railcar Interior Finish
The focus of this research was to establish heat release rate (HRR) based performance requirements for intercity and commuter passenger railcar interior finish materials. A database of HRR results from passenger railcar components was compiled for developing new HRR requirements. Initiating fire...Positive Train Control (PTC) Monitoring and Analysis of the Integrated Network (MAIN) - Phase I
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to research current railroad efforts for monitoring, troubleshooting, and analyzing their Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. TTCI reviewed the PTC monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis...
Training Standards Rule
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 243, Training, Qualifications, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees requires each railroad or contractor that employs one or more safety-related railroad employees to develop and submit certain training programs to FRA for approval, and to designate the minimum training qualifications for each occupational category of employee. The regulation also requires most employers to conduct periodic oversight of their employees.