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Home/Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy/Federal Legislative Issues/Passenger Rail

Passenger Rail

Passenger RailAPTAAdmin2020-02-19T09:07:34-05:00

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)​​

High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail

  • Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 (PRRIA), H.R. 5449

    • PRRIA of 2014, H.R. 5449, Bill Text
    • PRRIA of 2014, H.R. 5449, One-pager
    • PRRIA of 2014, H.R. 5449, Packet
  • Additional High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Materials

    • APTA’s Legislative Proposal for a Federal High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Program – Adopted December 6, 2013
    • President Obama’s High-Speed Rail Vision and Strategic Plan
    • Federal Railroad Administration’s High-Speed Rail Corridor Route Map

Rail Safety 

  • Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014 (RSIA), S. 2784

    • RSIA of 2014, S. 2784, Bill Text
    • RSIA of 2014, S. 2784, Section Analysis
    • RSIA of 2014, S. 2784, Overview
  •  Positive Train Control (PTC)

    • Positive Train Control Implementation Deadline Extension
    • APTA Principles on Positive Train Control
    • APTA PTC Implementation Progress Report – April 2015
  • Additional Rail Safety Materials

    • Legislative Summary of RSIA of 2008 (P.L. 110-432)
    • Text of RSIA of 2008 (P.L. 110-432)
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