United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-08-06 monographic deposited born digital 71 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-770 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770 P0b002ee1803807cb f:d07770 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770 GAO-07-770 Federal aid for transportation Federal aid to railroads Federal funds Freight trains Freight transportation Inspection Public key infrastructure Railroad accidents Railroad bridges Railroad industry Railroad regulation Railroad safety Railroad tunnels Safety regulation Safety standards Executive agency oversight Other Written Product A73932 Freight railroads account for over 40 percent (by weight) of the nation's freight on a privately owned network that was largely built almost 100 years ago and includes over 76,000 railroad bridges and over 800 tunnels. As requested, GAO provides information on this infrastructure, addressing (1) the information that is available on the condition of railroad bridges and tunnels and on their contribution to railroad congestion, (2) the federal role in overseeing railroad bridge and tunnel safety, (3) the current uses of public funds for railroad infrastructure investments, and (4) criteria and a framework for guiding any future federal role in freight infrastructure investments. GAO reviewed federal bridge safety guidelines and reports, conducted site visits, and interviewed federal, state, railroad, and other officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770.pdf GAO-07-770 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-770 Other Written Product GAO-07-770; Railroad Bridges and Tunnels: Federal Role in Providing Safety Oversight and Freight Infrastructure Investment Could Be Better Targeted; Federal aid for transportation Federal aid to railroads Federal funds Freight trains Freight transportation Inspection Public key infrastructure Railroad accidents Railroad bridges Railroad industry Railroad regulation Railroad safety Railroad tunnels Safety regulation Safety standards Executive agency oversight Title 49 Chapter 201 Title 49 Chapter 213 49 U.S.C. Chapter 201 49 U.S.C. Chapter 213