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HMG-127 One-Time Movement Approval Procedures

Provides procedures for applying for a One-Time Movement Approval in accordance with 49 CFR 174.50 for bulk hazardous materials packagings (e.g., tank cars) that do not meet the required design specification and must be moved to a cleaning facility and/or a certified repair shop to complete the...

BNSF San Bernardino Case Study: Positive Train Control Risk Assessment

The Federal Railroad Administration funded the BNSF San Bernardino Case Study to verify its Generalized Train Movement Simulator (GTMS) risk assessment capabilities on a planned implementation of the I-ETMS PTC system. The analysis explicitly simulated a 10-year period of railroad operations....

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)

Thank you for the kind introduction. It is great to be home in Chicago – railroad hub of the nation – and great to be here with all of you. As a fifth-generation railroader, more than five years into this job, I continue to be humbled to be the first FRA Administrator to come from the ranks of...

Sacramento Depot Phase 2 Groundbreaking Event

Good morning, everyone. Let me thank Congresswoman Matsui and Mayor Johnson for inviting me here today. And let me acknowledge the partnership driving this effort forward: from the citizens and members of the business community; to construction workers and architects; to city and regional leaders;...

FRA releases DEIS for Public Comment on All Aboard Florida Project

WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Orlando to West Palm Beach section (Phase II)  of All Aboard Florida – Operations LLC’s (AAF) passenger...