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Crescent Corridor - Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) proposes to construct, own, and operate a new intermodal facility (IMF) known as the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility (BRIMF) to increase freight transportation capacity for the Birmingham, Alabama, region and to meet current and future demands for...

Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project

Environmental Assessment

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) completed the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the  proposed replacement of the Connecticut River Bridge. The EA evaluates the potential effects on environmental,...

Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Corridor Program

Environmental Impact Statement

FRA is the lead federal agency and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is the joint-lead state agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Program. The EIS for the...

Draft General Conformity Determination

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act Section 176(c) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementing regulations (40 C.F.R Part 93, subpart B), FRA is also publishing a Draft Conformity Determination for public review and comment. The intent of the Clean Air Act’s General...

Merced to Fresno Draft EIR/EIS

Documents for download

The Draft EIR/EIS presents the Project’s purpose and need, identifies all reasonable alternatives including track alignments, stations, and heavy maintenance facilities as well as the no action alternative, describes the affected environment, analyzes the potential...

Merced to Fresno Final EIR/EIS

Documents for download:

The files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format which is available for download at no cost on the Internet. (Note: many of these files are very large and could take up to several minutes to download). Copies of the Merced to Fresno Final EIS/EIS are also available on CD...

California High-Speed Rail - Bay Area to Central Valley

Program Environmental Impact Statement

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) proposes a high-speed rail system to provide a safe and reliable mode of travel that links major statewide metropolitan centers of California.  The system would extend from Sacramento and the San...

California High-Speed Rail System

Program Environmental Impact Statement

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) proposes a train system capable of operating at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour on a fully grade-separated track serving the major metropolitan centers of California.  The system would...

Boston South Station Expansion Project

Boston South Station serves passengers from the Northeast Corridor and beyond, connecting them to local and intercity destinations in New England. It is a significant architectural structure in the City of Boston, and one of its most important transportation assets.

MassDOT secured a...

Baltimore & Potomac (B&P Tunnel) Program

Background

The B&P Tunnel is located beneath West Baltimore, primarily in the vicinity of the Bolton Hill, Madison Park, Reservoir Hill, Sandtown-Winchester, and Upton neighborhoods. Amtrak owns the existing 2-track railroad tunnel, which is currently used by Amtrak, Maryland Area Rail...