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Strategic Human Capital Plan
FRA’s Strategic Plan for 2013 to 2016 recognizes that our employees are our most valuable resource. To give more detail to this recognition, FRA embarked on a strategic human capital planning initiative. The resulting Strategic Human Capital Plan (SHCP) for 2015 to 2019 is our road map for building...U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration Eliminates One of the Nation’s Largest Rail Chokepoints in Chicago
CHICAGO – Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today joined Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin and other federal, state and local officials for the dedication of the Englewood Flyover project. The $133 million Flyover, which received $126 million from the Federal...
Englewood Flyover Ribbon Cutting Event
On behalf of President Obama and Secretary Foxx, I’m honored to be here with Senator Durbin, Governor Quinn and all the dignitaries. The Englewood Flyover is a great example of why the nation needs predictable, dedicated funding for rail.City of West Memphis, Arkansas : International Rail Logistics Port : Finding of No Significant Impact
The City of West Memphis, Arkansas (City) requested funds for the International Rail Port Logistics Park (IRPLP) Project (Project) through the FY 2012 TIGER Discretionary Grant program administered by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) through the Federal Railroad...National Association of Railroad Passengers
It is an honor to be here on behalf of President Obama and Secretary Foxx – and to be able to meet with NARP’s representatives from around the country. There is no greater advocacy group for train passengers in this country. And within NARP, all of you rank among its greatest advocates of the...FRA Develops First Multi-State Planning Study for High-Performance Rail in the Southwest; Invites Other Regions to Participate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published its first multi-state plan for a comprehensive, high-performing passenger rail network that will support rail planning in six Southwestern states over the next 35 years. This is...