Privacy and Security on Federal Railroad Administration

Please click this link to view our Privacy and security policy to see how the FRA website handles technical and personal information when you visit our website.

Linking Policy

The FRA links to other websites that provide additional information that might be helpful. FRA primarily links to official government sites, but will also include non-government sites if they feature information not available on a government site. FRA tries to make sure that the Links will go directly to useful pages, not necessarily to organizational home pages. The Federal Railroad Administration evaluates all links according to the criteria listed below:

• Is the recommended website an official government-owned or supported website?
• Does the recommended website provide official government information or services?
• Does the recommended website complement existing information, products and services on the Federal Railroad Administration website?
• Is the recommended website accessible and applicable to a wide audience?
• Is the recommended website's content relevant, useful and authoritative for visitors?
• Does the recommended website's information appear to be accurate and current?
• Does the recommended website's approach to the privacy of personal information appear to be consistent with the government's privacy and security policies?
• Is the recommended website "user-friendly?"

Disclaimer of Endorsement (back )

The information posted on the Federal Railroad Administration website includes hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. The FRA provides these links and pointers solely for information and convenience. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving the Federal Railroad Administration's website and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. These external links are color coded inred RED !

The Federal Railroad Administration or the Department of Transportation, which FRA is a part of, does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website.

The Federal Railroad Administration does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.

The Federal Railroad Administration cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website.

The Federal Railroad Administration is not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites.

The Federal Railroad Administration does not guarantee that outside websites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

Accessibility Policy

The Federal Railroad Administration is committed to providing access to all individuals--disabled or not--seeking information on the Federal Railroad Administration website. To provide this information, Federal Railroad Administration website has been built to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended). Section 508 requires that all individuals with disabilities (whether federal employees or members of the general public) have access to and use of information and data, comparable to that provided to individuals without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

If you are an individual utilizing assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, etc.) and experience difficulty accessing information on www.fra.dot.gov , please contact us and indicate the nature of your accessibility difficulty, the URL (web address) of the material you tried to access and your contact information. We will contact you and attempt to provide the information you are seeking.

Accessing Document in Different File Formats

Some documents on the Federal Railroad Administration website are in Portable Document Format (PDF). These documents ensure that you will be able to obtain publications in their original format regardless of what type of computer, browser or operating system you use to access the Internet. In order to view, navigate through and print PDF documents, you must first download the free Acrobat Reader software . Instructions and a troubleshooting guide are available on the Adobe website . For best results, make sure you install version 3.0 or later of the Acrobat Reader. If you’re using screenreaders or require alternate versions of Adobe Acrobat, you may find it useful to visit Adobe's alternate reader download page.

Plug-ins

Listed below are some common Plug-ins. Please click on the link to download the proper plug-in for your requirement (Please Note: Some links might point to sites that are not government sites. Please see our policy regarding these links:

Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF Files)
Windows 98 (8,771 KB)
Windows 2000/XP (8,771 KB)
Macintosh OS X (696 KB)
Other Operating Systems
This download allows users to view PDF files.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Accessibility Plug In (PDF Files)
Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP (1,935 KB)
This download allows users with Acrobat Reader to convert standard PDF files into tagged PDF files which can be read by a screen reader for greater accessibility. Unfortunately, there isn't a Macintosh version of this plug-in. More information is available on Adobe's web site .

Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 Documents
Windows (108,367 KB)
This download allows users to open and view WordPerfect documents.

Macromedia Flash
Macintosh (297 KB)
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 (342 KB)
Other Operating Systems
This download allows users to view Flash Animations.

MS Office
MicroSoft Office 97 & 2000 (12,459 KB)
This download allows people with MS Office products to open and view documents created with different versions of the software.

The Microsoft Office Converter Pack installs text converters and graphic (image) filters not included with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint®. Many of the converters and filters included in the converter pack have been available in the past, but this is the first time they have been packaged together for convenient deployment.
Note: When you install the Office Converter Pack setup detects which versions of the Office programs you are running and installs only the converters and filters appropriate for your versions. For example, if you have multiple versions of Word installed, the Office Converter Pack Setup detects them and makes all the appropriate converters and filters available for installation.

MS Word (DOC Files)
Word 1997/2000 Viewer for Windows 95/98/NT (3,861 KB)
This download allows users without MS Word to open and view Word 1997 and Word 2000 documents. It also allows Word documents to be read by a screen reader for greater accessibility.

MS PowerPoint (PPT Files)
PowerPoint 1997/2000 Viewer for Windows 95/98/NT (2,827 KB)
This download allows users without MS PowerPoint to open and view PowerPoint 1997 and PowerPoint 2000 documents. It also allows PowerPoint documents to be read by a screen reader for greater accessibility.

MS Excel (XLS Files )
Excel 1997/2000 Viewer for Windows 95/98/NT & Macintosh (3,814 KB)
The Microsoft Excel 97/2000 Viewer is recommended for use with a stand-alone computer that does not have Microsoft Excel installed. This product allows the user to open and view Excel 97 and Excel 2000 spreadsheet files. It also allows Excel documents to be read by a screen reader for greater accessibility. The viewer is not suitable for use on a server.
The Microsoft Excel 97 Viewer allows users to view and print Excel 97 and Excel 2000 spreadsheet files, in addition to other Excel for Windows® (versions 2.0 and greater) and Excel for the Macintosh® (versions 2.2a and greater) spreadsheet files. This small, freely distributable viewer gives users the flexibility to view page layout, copy and control cell sizes, and access the zoom and AutoFilter features. This viewer also supports OLE DocObject as well as the ability to view any Excel file.

PKZip (ZIP, HQX Files)
30 Day evaluation of PK Zip 4.5 for Windows 95/98/NT (4,987 KB)
This download allows users to access files compressed with PK Zip.

Real Player
Real Player for Windows 95/98/2000/NT (8,725 KB)
This download allows users to access streaming media.

Windows Media Player (WMA Files)
Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP (9.6 MB - 13.3 MB)
This download allows users to play Windows Media files.