Federal Railroad Administration
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| State level | Federal level | ||
| Supervisory authority (s) | United States Department of Transportation | ||
| Consist | since 1966 | ||
| household | $ 1.561 billion | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 52 '33.2 " N , 77 ° 0' 10.7" W | ||
| Authority management | Ronald L. Batory | ||
| Employee | 850 employees | ||
| Website | https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0001 | ||
The Federal Railroad Administration (literally Federal Railroad Authority), FRA for short , is a federal agency in the United States in the field of railways. It reports to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) as one of ten sub-agencies in the field of transportation and intermodal transportation.
The FRA is responsible for regulating and issuing safety regulations for railways and railway companies (similar to the Federal Railway Authority in Germany). It also commissions research and, if necessary, the subsidization of modernization tasks in the rail system in the USA. The FRA has 850 employees and a budget of 1.561 billion US dollars (as of 2008).
The FRA was founded in 1966 on the basis of the Department of Transportation Act together with the Department of Transportation . It followed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, which led to the establishment of the UMTA authority to support local public transport. The UMTA / Urban Mass Transportation Administration was renamed the FTA / Federal Transit Administration in 1991 and is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport parallel to the FRA.
The United States Railroad Administration (1917-1920) was a forerunner of the authority in the field of railroading . In contrast to this, the FRA does not intervene directly in the work of the railway companies . The central support and rehabilitation of traffic in the northeast corridor is one of the direct subtasks, as long as these are not already covered operationally by the semi-state Amtrak .
organization
The agency has seven departments: Financial Management and Administration, Chief Counsel, Civil Rights, Public Affairs, Public Engagement, Railroad Policy and Development, and Safety.
Head of Authority
- A. Scheffer Lang (1967–1969)
- Reginald N. Whitman (1969-1970)
- John W. Ingram (1971–1974)
- Asaph H. Hall (1974-1977)
- John M. Sullivan (1977-1981)
- Robert W. Blanchette (1981-1983)
- John H. Riley (1983-1989)
- Gilbert Carmichael (September 7, 1989-1993)
- Jolene M. Molitoris (April 1993–31 December 2000)
- Jack Wells (acting) (January 1 - July 2001)
- Allan Rutter (July 2001 – June 2004)
- Betty Monro (acting) (2004-2005)
- Joseph H. Boardman (2005-2008)
- Joseph C. Szabo (2009-2014)
- Sarah E. Feinberg (October 28, 2015 - January 20, 2017)
- Patrick T. Warren (acting) (January – June 2017)
- Heath Hall (acting) (June 2017–10 February 2018)
- Juan Reyes (acting) (February 10, 2018 - February 28, 2018)
- Ronald L. Batory (since February 28, 2018)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top official departs 'rudderless' railroad safety agency. Politico , February 10, 2018, accessed on the same day