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Public Meeting #2 (Info Forum): March 30, 2016

Information Forum Summary Meeting Overview

On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hosted an Informational Forum to provide the public with an opportunity to learn more about the Washington Union Station Expansion Project. These elements will inform the...

Public Meeting #1 (Project Scoping): December 7, 2015

FRA held the Public Scoping Meeting on December 7, 2015, in the Washington Union Station Presidential Room. The meeting provided project information, input on the purpose and need of the Project, concepts for alternatives that may be considered in the EIS, and the scope of the environmental...

Concept Development Report: August 2017

FRA prepared the Concept Screening Report as part of the development of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with:

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [USC] § 321 et seq.); The Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA...

Purpose and Need

The purpose of the Washington Union Station Expansion Project (the Project) is to support current and future long‐term growth in rail service and operational needs; achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and emergency egress requirements; facilitate intermodal travel;...

Environmental Impact Statement

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the potential impacts on the human and natural environment resulting from the Washington Union Station Expansion Project (Project...

Glacier Rail Park/Kalispell Core Area Development and Trail Project

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) selected the City of Kalispell, Montana, (City) to receive a Fiscal Year 2015 grant award under its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is administering the TIGER...

Southeast High-Speed Rail: Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor

Overview

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), has completed a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment...

Port Bienville Railroad Project

Final EIS and Record of Decision

The combined Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Port Bienville Railroad Project was approved by FRA on 2/3/2020 and does not include substantial changes to the proposed action in terms of environmental or...

Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor Program: Oregon Segment

On April 14, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), working with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT or Project Sponsor), issued a Record of Decision (ROD) concurrently with a Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a Corridor Investment Plan (CIP) pursuant to...