Federal and State Government Agencies

• Department of Transportation...federal agency responsible for transportation policy and oversight, including Amtrak
• Federal Railroad Administration...This branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation oversees rail programs
• DOT Inspector General, independent watchdog agency; includes many reviews of Amtrak operations and management
• Rairoad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC, of which NARP is a member)
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics...part of U.S. Department of Transportation, many reports available here
• National Transportation Safety Board...This federal agency investigates and reports on accidents in all modes of transportation, including rail
• Surface Transportation Board...Federal body with regulatory responsibility for some aspects of passenger and freight railroading
• Caltrans...California DOT Rail Division
• California High Speed Rail Authority...state body with plans for high speed rail from the Bay Area to the South
• Florida DOT...links to Intercity Passenger Rail Program, recent state reports on passenger rail
• Georgia Rail Passenger Authority...created for the purpose of construction, financing, operation, and development of rail passenger service in Georgia
• Illinois DOT...Information on state-supported Amtrak services in Illinois
• Indiana DOT...Includes information on railroad topics in Indiana
• Michigan DOT...link to passenger train and bus part of MDOT web site
• Minnesota DOT...information on the Twin Cities Commuter Rail Study,  the Chicago-Twin Cities high-speed rail study, and the Midwest Rail Initiative
• Missouri DOT...This site describes Missouri’s involvement with passenger trains on the St. Louis - Kansas City line
• National Association of Counties...official positions on rail transportation, including Amtrak expansion
• National Governors Association...supporters of more investment in rail service
• New York State Department of Transportation...Rail page with information on Empire Corridor and Adirondack
• North Carolina DOT Rail Division...Includes information and schedules on the Piedmont and Carolinian
• Oregon DOT Rail Section...Oregon’s state passenger rail program, which runs the Eugene-Portland segment of the Cascades service
• Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor...joint effort of state DOT’s in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
• States for Passenger Rail Coalition ...group of 21 states working together to increase passenger rail service
• Texas Department of Transportation...Supports the Heartland Flyer in conjuction with Oklahoma; website has information about the proposed San Antonio - Austin - Georgetown commuter rail service
• Vermont Agency of Transportation...Information on Vermont’s state rail program (Vermont supports two Amtrak routes)
• Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation...Includes information on studies on proposed Richmond - Washington and Bristol - Richmond / Washington passenger rail projects
• Washington State DOT Rail Division...Information on Amtrak programs in the Pacific Northwest
• Wisconsin DOT...Includes information on rail issues, including the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative