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PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 12-19 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: Passenger Rail KEYWORDS: NOFO, Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program, FAST Act, Federal Register ABSTRACT: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s...
SPEAKER: Heath Hall AUDIENCE: LOCATION: St. Louis, MO SUBJECT: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Trespasser Programs, Accident Reduction KEYWORDS: Grade-Crossing; Accident Prevention
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On March 20, 2015, the DOT Chief Counsel, Kathryn B. Thompson, and DOT CIO Richard McKinney issued the Memorandum on Developing a Systematic Approach for Increasing the Public Availability of Information about Agency Operations.
This required all Operating Administrations (OAs),...
FRA, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, developed 20 Qs & As that highlight amendments to 23 U.S.C. 139, Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking, made by section 1304 of the FAST Act. These amendments became...
FRA’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) is dedicated to conducting research that improves railroad safety, promotes innovation, and supports national rail transportation policy. These efforts further U.S. Department of Transportation Strategic Goals, FRA’s mission, and...
Stable funding from Congress enhances the effectiveness of FRA's Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) program, now housed within the Office of Research, Data and Innovation (RDI). This funding enables multi-year projects, investments in test facilities and equipment like...
As pointed out in the section "PTC Analyses," “validation and verification” is a key requirement as part of a Product Safety Plan (PSP). Validation involves several analyses that have been outlined in that section; verification involves data collection, performance evaluation and product...