Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Railroad Development
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE- Mail Stop 20
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:  (202) 493-6381
Fax: (202) 493-6330

Associate Administrator (RDV-1)

Mark Yachmetz, Associate Administrator
Mary Lumpkins, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6381

Program Management Staff (RDV-03)

Shirley Jackson, Funds Administrator

Vacant -  Funds Administrator

Janet Wylie, Program Analyst

Office of Passenger and Freight Programs  (RDV-10)

Paul Nissenbaum, Director
Rachell Macklin, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6340

Intercity Passenger Rail Analysis Division (RDV-11)

Neil Moyer, Chief
Rachell Macklin, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6340  

Randall Brown, Transportation Industry Analyst

Trevor Gibson, Transportation Analyst

Dharm Guruswamy, Transportation Industry Analyst

Marvin Winston, Transportation Industry Analyst

Peter Schwartz , Transportation Industry Analyst

Innovative Finance Division  (RDV-12)

Joe Pomponio, Director
 Rachell Macklin, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6340

Dickson Annor, RRIF Credit Analyst

Amanda McKinney, RRIF Credit Analyst

Don Plotkin, Engineer

Alex Roth, RRIF Credit Analyst

Linda Woodfolk, RRIF Credit Analyst

Program Implementation Division (RDV-13)

Peter Montague, Chief
Rachell Macklin, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6340

Alice Alexander, Program Manager / Alaska Railroad Grants

John Cikota, High Speed Rail (HSR) Planning and Outreach

Richard Cogswell, Program Manager / Railroad Operations

Catherine Kauffman, Environmental Protection Specialist

Wendy Messenger, Environmental Protection Specialist

Peter Montague, Program Manager / State Rail Grant Program

David Valenstein, Program Manager / Environmental Programs

John Winkle, Amtrak and Penn Station grants

Office of Research and Development (RDV-30)

Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie, Director
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist (202) 493-1300

Track Research Division (RDV-31)

Gary Carr, Chief 
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist (202) 493-1300

Leith Al-Nazer, Program Analyst

Mahmood Fateh, Program Manager / Track and Structures

Sung Lee, Program Manager / Track and Structures

Ali Tajaddini, Program Manager / Track and Track Interaction

Luis Maal , General Engineer, R&D Facilities and Test Equipment

Equipment and Operating Practices Research Division (RDV-32)

Dr. Thomas Raslear, Acting Chief
Martha Marshall,  Administrative Assistant - (202) 493-6373

Francisco Gonzalez, III ,  Program Manager / Hazardous Materials

Eloy Martinez , Program Manager / Occupant Protection (Passenger)

Sean Mehrvarzi , Program Manager / Railroad Security

John Punwani , Program Manager / Occupant Protection (Locomotives)

Melissa Shurland , Program Manager / Equipment

Monique Stewart , Program Manager / Rolling Stock & Component Safety

Human Factors Research Staff (RDV-321)
 

Michael Coplen, M.A.  , Program Manager / Human Factors

Mike Jones, Program Manager / Human Factors 

Tom Raslear, Ph.D., Program Manager / Human Factors

Signals, Train Control and Communications Division (RDV 33)

Sam Alibrahim, P.E., Chief 
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist (202) 493-1300

Leonard Allen, Program Manager / Intelligent Railroad Systems

Tom Dorset, Program Manager / HSR Technology

Terry Tse, Program Manager / Train Control