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Historic Properties

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act

Section 106 Overview

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires that Federal agencies consider the effects of their projects on historic properties. Historic properties are any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for, inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Washington Union Station (Station) is listed in the NRHP, and there are numerous other historic properties surrounding the Station.

Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Enforcement Report

FRA takes care to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data in each annual enforcement report.  Information in each of FRA’s annual enforcement reports is based on information that FRA had at the time that the agency issued the report.  If FRA receives more...

AN AUTOMATION AWARENESS ASSISTANT FOR AUTOMATED TRAIN OPERATIONS

 FRA sponsored Monterey Technologies, Inc. to design and develop an improved interface between human operators and advanced automation in rail systems. Applying user-centered design (UCD) methodology, the team prototyped and demonstrated a locomotive cab user-interface (UI) concept called...