Title: Federal Railroad Administration - Wikipedia
Headings: Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Contents
Function
Recent safety initiatives
List of administrators
Northeast Corridor Future
National Rail Plan
Background
The goal
High-speed intercity travel
See also
Gallery
References
External links

Content: It operates through seven divisions under the offices of the Administrator and Deputy Administrator. These divisions are: Financial Management and Administration, Chief Counsel, Civil Rights, Public Affairs, Public Engagement, Railroad Policy and Development, and Safety. It has a staff of about 850. Contents
1 Function
1.1 Recent safety initiatives
2 List of administrators
3 Northeast Corridor Future
4 National Rail Plan
4.1 Background
4.2 The goal
4.3 High-speed intercity travel
5 See also
6 Gallery
7 References
8 External links
Function
The FRA oversees both passenger (top) and freight (bottom) rail operations in the United States. All passenger and freight rail travel in the United States on the national interconnected rail infrastructure is subject to regulation by the FRA. FRA regulates public and intercity rail services, but does not regulate "closed" railways that operate exclusively on private property, such as a rail system between buildings at a steel mill, nor does it regulate subways, light rail or elevated intra-city passenger rail systems that do not connect to any public rail networks. Most notably, the FRA enforces safety regulations, such as speed limits and requirements for safety features such as positive train control. Non-legislative recommendations for FRA policy come from the Rail Safety Advisory Committee, established in 1996, though much of FRA policy is created via congressional legislation; for example, the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was an act of Congress, to which the FRA enforced through a series of regulations published two years later.