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Railroads

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...

Southeast High-Speed Rail DC to Richmond

Environmental Impact Statement

FRA, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), prepared a Tier II Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 123-mile portion of the Southeast High-Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor from Washington, DC to Richmond, VA (referred to as the DC2RVA Project). The environmental study area began at the southern terminus of the Long Bridge over the Potomac River in Arlington, VA and continues south through Richmond, VA to Centralia, VA at the CSXT A-Line/CSXT S-Line junction.

Rail Line Relocation & Improvement Capital Grant Program (RLR)

Purpose

In order to assist state and local governments in mitigating the adverse effects created by the presence of rail infrastructure, Congress authorized the Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Capital Grant Program (RLR) in 2005 through the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient...

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...