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  2. Federal Railroad Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. [3] The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and development in ...

  3. Union Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

  4. Order of Railroad Telegraphers - Wikipedia

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    In 1907, a bill was introduced in Congress to limit the maximum number of hours that railroad employees had to work in a twenty-four-hour period, known as the La Follette Hours of Service Act, after its chief sponsor, Senator Robert La Follette Sr. of Wisconsin. While this bill did not specifically address railroad telegraphers, a similar bill ...

  5. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The common name and reporting mark for the Union Pacific Railroad Union station or union terminal (US) The main concourse building and façade of Cincinnati Union Terminal A railway station or terminal at which tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies V Van (Eastern CA) A caboose [citation needed] Vomit Bonnet

  6. Front Range Passenger Rail - Wikipedia

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    It found that the I-25 corridor would meet the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) criteria for technical and economic feasibility, including positive cost-benefit and farebox recovery ratios. In July 2011, the Colorado Secretary of State marked Front Range Commuter Rail as a delinquent organization effective June 1, 2010.

  7. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rail speed limits in the United States. A 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed restriction sign at Metro-North Railroad 's Port Chester station. Rail speed limits in the United States are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. Railroads also implement their own limits and enforce speed limits.

  8. United States Railroad Administration - Wikipedia

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    The United States Railroad Administration (USRA) was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between December 28, 1917, and March 1, 1920. It was the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency following American entry into World War I .

  9. Brightline - Wikipedia

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    Brightline. Brightline ( reporting mark BLFX) is an inter-city rail route in the United States that runs between Miami and Orlando, Florida. Part of the route runs on track owned and shared by the Florida East Coast Railway . Brightline is the only privately owned and operated intercity passenger railroad in the United States.