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Amtrak No. 32.75 Special Turnouts Buy America Waiver Decision
Amtrak requested a waiver from FRA’s Buy America requirement to purchase four No. 32.75 Special Turnouts manufactured by Nortrak for use in the New York City to Trenton, NY, HSIPR project. The Turnouts will be manufactured by Nortrak in Alabama but contain two non-domestic component parts. FRA...ITCS Buy America Waiver Decision
Buy America waiver decision for ITCS as used in IDOT Chicago to St. Louis HSPIR project for following components: (1) an Ethernet Cable from INET-II Radio to Ethernet Switch; (2) a 900 MHz Omni-directional antenna; and (3) a RuggedComm RX-1000 router/server combination.Safety Manual for FRA Survey Cars: Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP)
The safety rules set forth in this manual govern all Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) survey cars operated by ENSCO, Inc. under the current contract to the FRA for fleet services.Prototype Crashworthy Workstation Table Drawings
Train accident investigations have identified workstation tables as a cause of severe abdominal injuries and fatalities in train accidents. As a result, the FRA has sponsored research to develop a prototype workstation table to minimize the severity of secondary impact injuries that occur during...