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Railroads

Philadelphia Zoo to Paoli Transmission Line Project

Project Description

Amtrak proposes improvements along the electrification system within the existing Amtrak right-of-way between the Zoo Substation (mile marker 2.5) and the Paoli Substation (mile marker 20) on the Keystone Corridor. The project area crosses through Philadelphia, Montgomery...

Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor - Washington State

Environmental Assessment

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is proposing a program of infrastructure improvements along the existing 297-mile BNSF north-south main line between the Columbia River and the Canadian border that will initially allow for operation of four...

Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) Rail Improvements

Program Environmental Impact Statement

The California Department of Transportation (Department) prepared a Program Environmental Impact Report/Statement (EIR/EIS) for incremental improvements along the existing Los Angeles to San Diego rail corridor with the FRA, the federal lead agency...

Brightline West - Las Vegas to Victor Valley (formerly XpressWest)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the lead federal agency for the environmental review of the DesertXpress High-Speed Passenger Train project, which was rebranded as the XpressWest project in 2012, and rebranded again in 2022 as the Brightline West – Las Vegas to Victor Valley Project...

Crescent Corridor - Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) proposes to construct, own, and operate a new intermodal facility (IMF) known as the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility (BRIMF) to increase freight transportation capacity for the Birmingham, Alabama, region and to meet current and future demands for...

Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project

Environmental Assessment

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) completed the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the  proposed replacement of the Connecticut River Bridge. The EA evaluates the potential effects on environmental,...

Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Corridor Program

Environmental Impact Statement

FRA is the lead federal agency and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is the joint-lead state agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Program. The EIS for the...

Draft General Conformity Determination

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act Section 176(c) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementing regulations (40 C.F.R Part 93, subpart B), FRA is also publishing a Draft Conformity Determination for public review and comment. The intent of the Clean Air Act’s General...

Merced to Fresno Draft EIR/EIS

Documents for download

The Draft EIR/EIS presents the Project’s purpose and need, identifies all reasonable alternatives including track alignments, stations, and heavy maintenance facilities as well as the no action alternative, describes the affected environment, analyzes the potential...