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Working with the CTIL

The CTIL is a national resource for conducting human factors research in the railroad domain that is not exclusive to government use.  In addition to FRA, it is available to various railroad stakeholder organizations, such as:

Railroad companies Railroad trade...

Reports & Presentations

2024 An Automation Awareness Assistant for Automated Train Operations (Research Results) Evaluation of Habituation to Alerts in Locomotive Cabs (FRA Technical Report) External Perception for Locomotives (EXP-L) (FRA Technical Report) A Systems Theoretic Computational Model of...

2014 FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting

August 4-6, 2014

The Federal Railroad Administration hosts the first FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting—a three-day conference for grantees, oversight contractors, and staff, focused on rail project implementation. The event also serves to launch the Monitoring and Technical Assistance...

2015 FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting

October 13-15, 2015

The Federal Railroad Administration hosted the second FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting—a three-day conference for grantees, railroad representatives, federal oversight contractors, and staff, focused on rail project implementation. Below is a list of...

2016 FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting

November 28-30, 2016

The Federal Railroad Administration hosted the third FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting—a 2.5-day conference for grantees, railroad representatives, federal oversight contractors, and staff, focused on rail project implementation. Below is a list of...

2017 FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting

November 30 – December 1, 2017

The Federal Railroad Administration hosted the fourth FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting—a 1.5-day conference for grantees, railroad representatives, federal oversight contractors, and staff, focused on rail project implementation. Below is a...

Rail Program Delivery Workshops

Thanks to all who were able to participate in the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) 2024 Rail Program Delivery Workshop in Washington, D.C.! We hope you benefited from updates on funding programs, insight on best practices, technical assistance, and lessons learned for the...

Training & Guidance

FRA provides federal grants for intercity passenger and freight rail projects, as well as conducts research for new and innovative rail technologies.  As part of FRA’s project oversight, FRA provides training and technical assistance to grantees and stakeholders to assist in ensuring...

Maps – Geographic Information System

Overview

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the authoritative source of information on passenger and freight rail networks for the U.S. federal government. FRA provides geospatial resources to the public on rail networks, including data on grade crossings, Amtrak stations, and more...