Federal Railroad Administration

Wed January 18, 2017

FRA Completes Environmental Review for New B&P Tunnel

Railroad Administration (FRA) finished the environmental review (final environmental impact statement, or FEIS) to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel. The FEIS includes review of the route (Alternative 3B) for a new tunnel and incorporates changes sought by communities and neighborhoods in Baltimore during more than two dozen meetings held over the last two years....

Fri January 06, 2017

FRA Recommends Upgrades for Northeast Corridor

After four years of working with the Northeast states, federal and state partner agencies and dozens and dozens of public meetings, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recommended a vision to build a better and stronger Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the next 30 years....

Matt O'Brien - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 21, 2016

Amtrak Upgrades: High-Speed Proposals Could Affect Eight States

Proposals by the Federal Railroad Administration to upgrade the high-speed rail corridor through the Northeast have raised concerns, and some enthusiasm, from residents in the eight states containing the route of Amtrak's Acela Express from Boston to Washington....