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Railroad Track Inspection Interface Demonstration

This project developed a track data user interface utilizing the Google Glass optical display device. The interface allows the user to recall data stored remotely and view the data on the Google Glass. The technical effort required developing a communication link between the Google Glass and a...

FRA Extends Comment Period for NEC FUTURE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it will extend the formal comment period for the NEC FUTURE Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 Draft EIS) until February 15, 2016.  

The...

Union Pacific Railroad Safety Assurance and Compliance Program Report

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the Federal government’s railroad safety regulatory agency that oversees the safety of more than 600 passenger, freight, and commuter railroads currently operating in the United States. The agency has established an ultimate goal of “zero tolerance” for...

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg has determined that the imminent threat of excessive snow accumulation, wind, and blizzard conditions predicted to occur in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern...