Links to Government Agencies
Federal Railroad Administration The government agency that oversees the railroad carriers
Railroad Retirement Board The RRB's primary function is to administer comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the nation's railroad workers and their families, under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.
National Transportation Safety Board Chief government agency charged with investigating serious railroad accidents
National Mediation Board Facilitates railroad labor-management relations
Surface Transportation Board The STB is an economic regulatory agency that Congress charged with the fundamental missions of resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is an independent agency created to advance transportation safety through the investigation of occurrences in the marine, pipeline, rail and air modes of transportation.
Federal Transit Administration FTA administers federal funding to support a variety of locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems throughout the U.S.
National Mediation Board Arbitration Menu The place to search for arbitration decisions
FRA Railroad Accident Investigations On this page, you will find links to completed headquarters-assigned Factual Investigation Reports from 2005 forward.
Links to Rail Industry - Trade & Commerce Sites
National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) The NRLC is a not-for-profit association and represents member railroads in dealing with representatives of organized employees on a national level
The Journal of Commerce Rail + Intermodal
Railway Gazette International The Railway Gazette International Group remains firmly committed to serving the world's railway industry - reporting news, analyzing trends, and campaigning for development and investment wherever rail has a role to play.
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of its more than 400 short line and regional railroad members in legislative and regulatory matters.
Transportation Communications Newsletter This is the blog version of the Transportation Communications Newsletter, which has been published since 1998.