Skip to main content

VIEW LARGER COVER

Download Free PDF
Read Free Online
Buy from TRB.org

TRB’s Committee for Review of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Research and Development (R&D) Program has issued its third letter report to Joseph Szabo, Administrator, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration. The committee believes that FRA’s previous research agenda needs to be replaced by a new strategic R&D plan that aligns project priorities with the new realities facing the railroad industry.

The new realities include rapid changes in the railroad industry’s external market environment and the dramatic shift in rail passenger service priorities as a result of new federal legislation and funding. Broadly, the committee recommends that FRA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) define what must be done both technologically and economically to make higher-speed, safer, and more convenient, accessible, and reliable rail passenger services possible.

Topics

Suggested Citation

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Review of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program: Letter Report February 2010. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22972.

Import this citation to:

Publication Info

8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22972
Chapters skim
TRB: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES 1-10
Enclosure 1: Committee Roster Meeting Attendance, December 7 8 11-11
Enclosure 2: Invited Speakers and Guests at December 8, 2009, Meeting 12-12

What is skim?

The Chapter Skim search tool presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter. You may select key terms to highlight them within pages of each chapter.

loading iconLoading stats for Review of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program: Letter Report February 2010...