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Federal Grants to Amtrak

FRA executes and oversees grant agreements with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide Amtrak with federal funds appropriated by Congress. In conjunction with operating revenues and funds from states, local governments, and other entities, Amtrak uses federal...

Alaska Railroad

The State of Alaska owns and operates the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC). For more information see our Alaska Railroad page. While the railroad does not receive operating subsidies from the federal government, both the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal...

FRA Safety Legal Notice

49 U.S.C. §20903. Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages. "No part of an accident or incident report filed by a railroad carrier under section 20901 of this title [49 U.S.C. 20901] or made by the Secretary of Transportation under section 20902 of this title [49 U.S.C. 20902] may be...

Use of Locomotive Horns Environmental Impact Statement

In January 2000, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the regulation governing the use of locomotive horns. The FRA had published a Notice of Intent to prepare the DEIS in the Federal Register on May 26, 1998. The...

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) a High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance and preliminary engineering phases of the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project. FRA...

Southeast High-Speed Rail Richmond, VA to Raleigh, NC

The study covers the approximately 162-mile rail corridor from Raleigh to Richmond and is a critical segment of the federally designated Southeast Corridor. The overall Washington, D.C., to Charlotte, N.C., Southeast Corridor route was selected by a 2002 Tier I study, which also established the...