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The Federal Railroad Administration

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

FRA field inspectors routinely inspect railroad track, signal and train control systems as well as operating procedures. They also investigate complaints.

Definition

Federal railroads are rail transporters in the United States controlled by the federal government. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) establishes and enforces safety regulations, administers railroad funding, and researches ways to improve rail transportation systems. The FRA is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's intermodal transportation division and its top officers are the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator.

The agency is responsible for all passenger and freight transport that is made possible by the rail network of the United States. The agency also consolidates the federal funding for rail transportation and assists in the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor passenger service. The agency also regulates the ownership and operation of intermodal facilities, including tracks, right of way, equipment, real estate, and rolling stock. It also coordinates federal rail transportation programs.

The FRA's responsibilities also include the establishment, through regulation and after an opportunity for comments the procedure through which anyone can inform the Secretary of Homeland Security any railroad security problems or deficiencies. The agency also establishes policies, conducts inspections and evaluates the compliance of its railroad laws in six technical disciplines, which include track signal, track, and train control as well as motive power and equipment; operating practices as well as hazmat and highway-rail grade intersections.

The agency is in charge of ensuring that the railway transportation system is operating in a safe, economic, and environmentally friendly way. In turn, the agency requires railroads to ensure the safety of their workers and provide adequate training for their employees. Furthermore, the agency sets and regulates railroad rates to ensure that the public gets fair prices for their transportation services.

The Federal Railroad Administration also enacts and enforces rules to stop discrimination against railroad employees. They also shield whistleblowers against retaliation from railroad companies. The agency also sets up a complaint procedure for railroad employees to make complaints about the conduct of the company.

The agency's main mission is to ensure safe, reliable and effective transportation of people and goods for a stronger America both now and in the future. The FRA accomplishes this by regulating rail safety, managing programs for assistance to railroads, conducting research to support better safety of railroads and national transportation policy as well as coordinating the development of rail networks and assisting private companies manage railroads. In the past, railroads were dominant in the market with no competition. In the end, the industry often abused its position in the marketplace. Congress established the Interstate Commerce Commission, as along with other regulatory agencies to control railroad monopolies' abuses.

Purpose

The federal railroad is a federal agency that sets rules, oversees funds for rail and researches ways to improve the nation's rail transportation system. It manages the railway infrastructure of the United States and supervises passenger and freight railroads. It is one of the 10 agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is also responsible for maintaining and expanding current railroad systems.

Safety is the main responsibility in the field of rail transportation. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is responsible for this, and has several divisions that manage the country's passenger and freight railroad operations. The Office of Railroad Safety is the largest, with around 350 inspectors. It is responsible for conducting safety inspections in six technical disciplines, including track signal, and train control, motive and equipment, operating procedures, hazmat, and highway-rail grade crossings.

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

Another important function of the FRA is the enforcement of federal laws that pertain to railroads and their employees. This includes preventing railroads to discriminate against employees and making sure that railway workers injured are taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. The law also prohibits railroads from denying or delaying medical treatment to injured railway workers.

The FRA is the main regulator for the freight and passenger rail industry, but other agencies oversee the economic aspects of rail transportation. Surface Transportation Board is responsible for establishing rates and managing economics in the industry. It is also responsible for regulating railroad mergers and line sales construction, and abandonment. After the public consultation period the agency is responsible for establishing rules that permit anyone to file a complaint about any alleged safety issues with rail.

Functions

Railroads transport people and goods between cities in developed nations, as and remote villages in countries that are less developed. They transport raw materials to processing and manufacturing factories, and then the final products from those facilities to stores and warehouses. Railroads are a vital mode of transportation for many vital commodities, such as coal, oil and fela Settlements grains. In 2020, freight railroads carried more than a quarter of all freight volumes in the United States [PDF(PDF).

A federal railroad operates just like any other company, with departments for marketing, sales, operations and an executive department. The department for marketing and sales talks with customers and potential clients to determine what services they need and what they will cost. The operations department then produces rail services that meet these requirements at the lowest price possible to earn money for railroad. The executive department oversees the entire operation and makes sure that every department is operating efficiently.

The government supports the railways through a variety of ways, including grants and subsidized rates for government traffic. Congress also offers funds to help build new stations and tracks. These subsidies are often in addition to the revenues railroads receive from tickets and freight contracts.

Amtrak is owned by the United States government. It is a quasi public for-profit company, with the United States Government as a major stockholder.

The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) main function is to develop 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 collects data on security of rail lines to determine trends, areas that need improvement or regulatory attention and to determine trends.

FRA also has other projects that improve the safety and economy of railway transportation in the United States. For instance, the agency aims to reduce barriers that could delay railroads' implementation of positive train control systems (PTC). PTC is a safety system that makes use of sensors and on-board computers to automatically stop the train when it gets too close to a vehicle or object.

History

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

In the latter part of the 19th century the railroad industry experienced a "Golden Age" in which new, more efficient raillines were built and passenger travel became popular. The government's efforts in expanding the railroad system was a major factor. The government, for example, gave land grants to homesteaders to encourage them to settle in the West. Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads also collaborated to build the first transcontinental railroad, which allowed travelers to travel from New York City to San Francisco in just six days.

In the first half century however the demand for rail passenger services declined, and other modes of transport like planes and cars became more popular. In the meantime, the stifling of regulation stifled railroads' economic ability to compete. A series of bankruptcies, service cuts, and deferred maintenance followed. The misguided federal rail regulations contributed to the decline.

Around the year 1970 the federal government started to loosen the regulatory burdens on railroads. The Surface Transportation Board was established to oversee economic aspects of the industry, such as mergers and railroad rates. The Federal Railroad Administration was also created, which sets rail safety regulations and is one of the 10 agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation that supervises passenger and freight transportation.

Since then, the infrastructure of the railroads of the United States has seen a significant amount of investment. The Northeast Corridor, for example has been renovated to accommodate more efficient, faster and modern high speed ground transportation (HSGT) trains. There have also been efforts to create more efficient systems for freight rail. FRA hopes to continue working with all transportation agencies to ensure safe and reliable rails in the coming years. The role of FRA is to ensure that the nation's transport system operates as efficiently as is possible.

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