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Completing a Grants Management Framework Can Enhance FRA’s Administration of the HSIPR Program
On September 11, 2012, we issued a report that assessed the grants management framework the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) uses to administer its High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (HSIPR).  FRA has awarded and obligated almost $10
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Date: 09.11.2012
PDF icon FRA HSIPR Grants Program^9-11-12.pdf
FRA's Requirements For High Speed Rail Stakeholder Agreements Mitigated Risk, But Delayed Some Projects' Benefits
On November 1, we issued a report on the Stakeholder Agreement Requirements for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant program.  While FRA has awarded and obligated over $10.1 billion in grant
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Date: 11.01.2012
PDF icon HSIPR Access Agreements^11-1-12.pdf
DOT Established Timely Controls for the TIGER Discretionary Grants Program, But Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Oversight
On September 20, 2012, we issued a report on the Office of the Secretary’s (OST) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants Program, which uses competitive discretionary grants for capital investments in hi
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Date: 09.20.2012
PDF icon TIGR Grants Final Report 09202012.pdf
Analysis of the Causes of Amtrak Train Delays
On July 10, 2012, we issued a report on our analysis of the causes of Amtrak train delays.  Our analysis:  (1) identified statistically significant causes of delays outside the NEC and under the control of either Amtrak or a freight railroad; (2) 
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Date: 07.10.2012
PDF icon AMTRAK Delays Report^7-10-12.pdf