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작성자 Fernando Bivens
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The Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration is one of the DOT's 10 agencies that deal with intermodal transportation. Its goal is to facilitate the safe and reliable transportation of people and goods.

FRA field inspectors regularly check railroad tracks, signals and train control systems, as well as operating practices. They also investigate complaints.

Definition

A federal railroad is a type of rail transport in the United States that is controlled by the government. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, creates and enforces railway regulations, administers railroad funds, and conducts research to improve railway transportation. The FRA is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's intermodal transportation division, and its top executives are the Administrator as well as the Deputy Administrator.

The agency is responsible for all passenger and freight transport that utilizes the rail network of the United States. The agency also consolidates the funding provided by the federal government for rail transportation and assists in the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor passenger service. In addition, the agency oversees the ownership and operation of all intermodal infrastructures such as tracks, rights-of-way, equipment, real property and rolling stock. It also handles the overall coordination of federal employers’ liability rail transportation programs.

FRA's responsibilities also include establishing through regulation, and after an opportunity for comment an procedure that anyone can notify the Secretary Homeland Security any railroad security issues or issues. In addition, the agency creates policies and conducts inspections in order to evaluate the compliance with its rail safety regulations in six technical disciplines that include track, signal and train control, motive power and machinery, operating practices, hazmat, and highway-rail grade crossings.

The agency is responsible of making sure that the railroad transportation system is operating in a safe, economic and sustainable manner. This is why the agency requires railroads to provide an environment that is safe for workers and provide appropriate training for their employees. The agency also determines and enforces the cost of railroad services to ensure that the public is charged in a fair manner for transportation services.

The Federal Railroad Administration also enacts and enforces rules to stop discrimination towards railroad employees. The agency also safeguards whistleblowers against retaliation from railroad companies. The agency also has an avenue for railroad employees to file complaints about the company's conduct.

The main goal of the agency is to ensure the secure efficient, reliable, and secure transportation of goods and people to build a stronger America today and into the future. The FRA achieves this by regulating rail safety, managing programs for assistance to railroads, conducting research to support improved railroad safety and national transportation policies as well as coordinating the development of rail networks and helping the private industry manage railroads. In the past, railroads were dominant in the market, with very little competition. As a result, railroads often misused their position in the marketplace. Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission, as and other regulatory agencies, to curb railroad monopolies' abuses.

Purpose

Federal railroads are government-owned institutions that make regulations, manage rail funds and conduct research to improve rail transport in the United States. It oversees both freight and passenger railroads and manages the nation's rail infrastructure. It is one of 10 agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is also responsible for maintaining and expanding the current rail infrastructure.

Safety is the government's main responsibility in rail transportation. The Federal Railroad Administration is responsible for this. It has a variety of divisions that oversee the country's freight and passenger railway operations. The Office of Railroad Safety is the largest of these with a staff of around 350. It is responsible for conducting safety inspections in six technical disciplines, including track, signal, and train control as well as motive and equipment, operating procedures, hazmat and highway-rail grade crosses.

FRA has other departments which include the Office of Railroad Policy and Development. It oversees programs that are meant to improve freight and passenger rail transportation, such as the Northeast Corridor Future. The department also is in charge of the grants that are made to help railways, and it works with other agencies in planning for the country's rail needs.

Another essential duty of the FRA is the enforcement of federal laws pertaining to railroads and their employees. This includes stopping railroads from using their power to discriminate against employees and making sure that railway workers injured are transported to the nearest hospital to receive treatment. The law also prohibits railroads from denying or delaying medical treatment to injured railway workers.

The FRA is the primary regulator federal railroad of the passenger and freight rail industries, however there are other agencies that manage the economic aspects of rail transportation. Surface Transportation Board is responsible for determining rates and governing economics in the industry. It has regulatory authority over mergers in the railroad industry, line sales, construction and abandonment. After a period of public consultation the agency is responsible for establishing regulations that allow anyone to report any alleged safety issues with rail.

Functions

Railroads carry people and goods between cities in developed countries as well as remote villages in less developed countries. They transport raw materials to processing and manufacturing factories, and the finished products from these factories to warehouses and stores. Railroads are a vital mode of transportation for many vital products, including oil, coal and grains. In 2020, freight rail moved over a quarter of the nation's total freight volumes [PDF(PDF).

Federal railroads function just like any other company with departments for marketing and sales, operations and an executive department. The department of marketing and sales talks with customers and potential clients to determine what services they need and what they need to cost. The operations department then develops the rail services that meet these needs at the lowest cost to generate revenue for the railroad. The executive department oversees the entire operation, making sure every department is running smoothly.

The government supports the railways through a variety of means that include grants and subsidized rates for government-owned traffic. Congress also provides funds to support and build new stations and tracks. These subsidies are often in addition to the revenues railroads receive from ticket sales and freight contracts.

In the United States, the government is the owner of the railway for passengers, Amtrak. It is a quasi-public for-profit corporation with a large stockholder that is the United States government.

The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) principal purpose is to create and enforce safety regulations for railroads. This involves regulating the mechanical condition of trains, as well as the health and safety of railroad employees. FRA also gathers and analyzes data on rail safety in order to identify patterns and areas that might need improved or increased regulation.

In addition to these core tasks, FRA works on various other projects aimed at improving the security and economy of railroad transportation in the United States. For instance, FRA is working to remove obstacles that could hinder railroads' introduction of positive train control systems (PTC). PTC is a safety system that makes use of sensors and on-board computers to stop the train automatically when it is too close to a vehicle or object.

History

In the 1820s-1830s the first railroads in the United States were built, primarily in New England and Mid-Atlantic. The railroads significantly accelerated the industrialization process in these regions and also brought more food items to the market. This helped the country become more self-sufficient and less dependent on imports.

In the late nineteenth century the railroad industry went through an "Golden Age," during which many new, more efficient rail lines were built and passenger travel on train became increasingly popular. This was largely because of the government's efforts to expand the railroad system. For instance the government provided homesteaders land grants to encourage them to settle in the West, and the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads joined forces to construct the first transcontinental railroad which allowed travel from New York to San Francisco in just six days.

However in the first half of the 20th century, the demand for railroad passenger services slowed and other transportation options like airplanes and cars gained popularity, while regulations choked railroads' ability to compete economically. The industry was plagued by a succession of bankruptcy service cuts, bankruptcy, and delayed maintenance. In addition, a misguided railroad regulations from the federal government caused the decline of the industry.

Around 1970, the federal government began to ease the regulatory burdens on railroads. Surface Transportation Board was created to oversee economic aspects such as railroad rates and mergers. The Federal Railroad Administration was also created, which sets rules for safety in rail and is among the 10 agencies in the U.S. Department of Transportation which oversees passenger and freight transportation.

Since then, the railroad infrastructure of the United States has seen a lot of investment. The Northeast Corridor, for example, has been rebuilt to accommodate faster, more modern high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) trains. There have also been efforts to create more efficient freight rail. In the future, FRA hopes to continue its relationship with all transportation agencies in order to ensure safe and reliable railroads. It is the responsibility of FRA to ensure that the transportation system of the United States operates as efficiently as possible.

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