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Railroad Safety Infrastructure Improvement Grants
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO or notice) details the application requirements and procedures for obtaining grant funding for eligible projects under the Railroad Safety Infrastructure Improvement Grant program. The opportunities described in this notice are available under Catalog of...Railroad Industry Modal Profile
In 2011, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) published the first edition of the “Railroad Industry Modal Profile: An Outline of the Railroad Industry Workforce Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities” in response to the DOT National...C3RS is Implementing Corrective Actions and Expanding Within the Railroad Industry
As the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) implements the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), FRA has been sponsoring a Lessons Learned Team (LLT) that seeks to answer three questions: 1) What conditions are necessary to implement C3RS successfully? 2) What is the impact of C3RS...FRA Releases List of Railroad Crossings with Most Incidents over Last Decade
Part of continued, increased focus on reducing fatalities at railroad crossings
Administrator urges increased cooperation, highlights funding opportunities, offers FRA expertise
WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing...
Transrapid Maglev System - Guideway History Overview
This report provides a brief history of the development and application of the Transrapid Maglev System Guideway from the initial application in 1979 to the current versions available for application projects around the world. Information is also provided on which guideway styles and types will be...Evaluation of LED Sign Technology at a Passive Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology (ORD), conducted a research study that evaluated the effectiveness...
Investigation of an Anti-Knock Index and Hydrocarbon Emissions of Various Natural Gas Blends
The North American rail industry is examining the use of natural gas to reduce fuel costs for locomotives that are powered by dual fuel engines. This report evaluates the ability of an existing methane number algorithm to predict rapid combustion in a dual fuel engine. The Methane Number index,...Manual for Research, Development and Technology Program and Project Evaluations
This manual provides the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) a framework, standards, and procedures for planning, conducting, reporting, and using sound evaluations of RD&T’s projects for improving railroad safety.FRA Releases Revised Proposal to Rebuild B&P Tunnel After Receiving Input from Baltimore Community
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today presented a revised proposal to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel based on feedback provided to the FRA by Baltimore residents during three public hearings in February. In December 2015,...