Rail Links

Government

Federal Agencies

• Library of Congress
  
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  
• U S Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)
  
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
  
• Federal Highway Administration, Freight Management & Operations
  
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
  
• Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis
  
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
  
• Surface Transportation Board (STB)
  
• Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Federal Legislative Bodies and Resources

• U.S. House of Representatives
  
• U.S. Senate
  
• Code of Federal Regulations
  
• Federal Register
  
• Thomas Register
  
• United States Code

State Agencies

• State of Iowa
  
• Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED)
  
• Iowa Department of Transportation
  
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  3. Traveler Weather Information

State Legislative Bodies and Resources

• Iowa General Assembly (Iowa House and Iowa Senate)
  
• Iowa Law (Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Code)

Maps

• Iowa Railroad Maps
  
• Iowa Geographic Map Server (aerial photos and other map images)
  
• Library of Congress Railroad Maps

Organizations

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials    (AASHTO)
  
• AASHTO's Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT)
  
• American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS)
  
• American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA)
  
• American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)
  
• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
  
• Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers
  
• Iowa League of Cities
  
• Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC)
  
• National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC)
  
• North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS)
  
• Operation Lifesaver
  
• Transportation Technology Center

Railroads

• Amtrak
  
• Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
  
• BNSF Railway Company
  
• Burlington Junction Railway
  
• Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company
  
• Cedar River Railroad (owned by CN)
  
• Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad (owned by CN)
  
• Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (owned by Canadian Pacific Railway)
  
• Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad
  
• Iowa Interstate Railroad
  
• Iowa Northern Railway
  
• Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  
• Union Pacific Railroad Company

Rail and Freight Related Media

• Iowa Railroad Ties (electronic newsletter of Iowa DOT's Office of Rail)
  
• Progressive Railroading
  
• Railway Age
  
• Traffic World