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National Perspective

Federal Railroad Administration. National Perspective. April 17, 2012 Canada-United States Transportation Border Working Group - Spring Plenary Cross-Border Passenger Rail Subcommittee Session. FRA: Office of Railroad Policy and Development.

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National Perspective

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  1. Federal Railroad Administration National Perspective April 17, 2012 Canada-United States Transportation Border Working Group - Spring Plenary Cross-Border Passenger Rail Subcommittee Session

  2. FRA: Office of Railroad Policy and Development • Mission: To improve railroad safety, efficiency and capacity through financial assistance, research, development and the application of innovative technologies. Federal Funding for FRA Programs (FY09–12) * Includes all RRIF loans closed since FY 2009. ** Includes all appropriated TIGER Program funding, not exclusively passenger rail projects.

  3. Key passenger rail investments since 2009 Before Pacific Northwest | $814M Population: 8.4M World’s 30th largest economy Northeast | $3,715M* Population: 52M World’s 5th largest economy After Portland Union Station Midwest | $2,586M Population: 56M World’s 7th largest economy Southeast | $700M Population: 18M World’s 20th largest economy California |$4,239M Population: 38M World’s9th largest economy GOAL: Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80 percent of Americans access to a high-speed rail network. * Includes all Federal funding for the Northeast Corridor and HSIPR program funding for the Northeast Region.

  4. Key passenger rail investments since 2009 • 11 State rail plans & 25 corridor plans • 38 PE/NEPA projects • 2 multi-state planning projects Northeast Corridor Planning State with planning projects State with PE/NEPA projects State with both project types Southwest Planning Pipeline:$542M in planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental analysis across the country

  5. FY 2013 budget priorities Maintaining a safe rail system Developing successful projects Preparing for the future of rail 1 2 3

  6. Thanks!

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