Title: Who Regulates railroad? - Office of Rail Transportation
Headings: Rail Transportation
Rail Transportation
Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Railroads
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT)
Recently approved Code of Iowa section and Iowa Admin. Code

Content: Railroad rate and service issues. Rail restructuring transactions such as mergers, rail line sales, new line construction, and rail abandonment. Use of rail lines for recreational trails. For more information see the Surface Transportation Board's Web site . Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The FRA formulates and enforces rail safety regulations. For the most part, all railroad operational procedures are subject to FRA regulations, including highway-railroad crossing signals, train speeds, train horn use, track condition, etc. Iowa is in FRA's Region 6 and this office may be reached at 816-329-3840. For more information see the Federal Railroad Administration's Web site . Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT)
The Iowa DOT has minimal regulatory jurisdiction over rail operations or service.