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International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study June 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted an International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study (Study) in response to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Report No. 114-129.1 The report encouraged FRA to work with all...

Feasibility Study for Intercity Rail Service to T.F. Green Airport

This Feasibility Study for Intercity Rail Service to T.F. Green Airport was prepared by Amtrak and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The study was a preliminary feasibility analysis to satisfy the requirement in Senate...

Gulf Coast Working Group Report – Appendices

Section 11304 of the FAST Act requires the Gulf Coast Working Group, which is Chaired by the Federal Railroad Administration, to evaluate the restoration of intercity passenger rail service between New Orleans, LA and Orlando, FL and to submit a report to Congress that includes a preferred...

Gulf Coast Working Group Report to Congress

Section 11304 of the FAST Act requires the Gulf Coast Working Group, which is Chaired by the Federal Railroad Administration, to evaluate the restoration of intercity passenger rail service between New Orleans, LA and Orlando, FL and to submit a report to Congress that includes a preferred option...

Questions and Answers on the procedural changes to 23 U.S.C. 139

The purpose of the following Questions and Answers (Qs & As) is to highlight amendments to 23 U.S.C. 139, Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking,1 made by section 1304 of the FAST Act. These amendments became applicable on December 4, 2015. The FHWA, FRA, and FTA (...