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FRA is issuing this notice to
advise the public that FRA will prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to evaluate the potential impacts to
the human and natural environment of
the Washington Union Station
Expansion Project (Project) proposed by
the Union Station Redevelopment...
On Saturday, September 17, 2005, Metra commuter train 504 was heading north from Joliet to Chicago on the Rock Island District Line operated by the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, which is the commuter rail system that serves northeast Illinois. The train traversed a 10-...
The Office of Research, Development, and Technology of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investigating ways to enhance regulatory requirements that address the safe, timely, and effective evacuation of occupants from passenger rail vehicles in various emergency scenarios. Several...
This project builds upon previous research efforts, in which a complete instruction manual and bill of materials was developed for a blueprint that allows any organization in the railroad industry to build their own locomotive emissions measurement setup. A full scale emissions test was conducted...
The Office of Research, Development, and Technology of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Volpe Center are evaluating new occupant protection technologies to increase the safety of passengers and operators in rail equipment. In view of the importance of override prevention in train-...