Web Links
- Amtrak (FRA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- The Federal Role in Rail Transit Safety, July 6, 2009 (Congressional Research Service via Open CRS)
- Intercity Passenger Rail: Financial Performance of Amtrak's Routes, 1998 (U.S. General Accounting Office)
- Intercity Passenger Rail: The Congress Faces Critical Decisions About the Role of and Funding for Intercity Passenger Rail Systems, 2001 (U.S. General Accounting Office)
- Rail Transport Accidents in the European Union in 2004-2005 (EuroStat)
- United States Railroad Retirement Board Home Page (RRB)
Railroads of the United States
A railroad is a set of parallel rails on which a train runs. Railroads in the United States carry freight and passengers on more than 200,000 miles of track. The Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation is responsible for overseeing railroad safety, planning, and development in the United States. (National Atlas of the United States)
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