The Office of Policy and Communications
consists of the Office of Policy, Public Affairs, and Executive Secretariat. Under the executive direction of the Administrator, the Office of Policy and Communications plans, organizes, coordinates, and administers activities relating to the management of the Office of the Administrator, policy, public affairs, and executive secretariat functions.
Office of Policy
Our Mission
Provide support, analysis and recommendations on broad subjects relating to the railroad industry, such as: mergers and restructuring; economic regulation; rail economics; financial health; traffic patterns and network analysis; labor-management issues; freight data and operations; intermodalism; environmental issues; legislative affairs;
and international programs.
Our Organization
- Environmental Policies
- Intermodal Planning and Economics
- Labor and Special Programs
- Intermodal Freight and Industry Analysis
- International and Management Programs
- Analytical Systems
- Industry Finance
- Legislative Affairs
Public Affairs
The Federal Railroad Administration Office of Public Affairs is the primary link between the agency and reporters, the public-at-large and others who have an interest in our nation's rail network. Here you will find copies of press releases, legislative testimony, photos and other general information about the Federal Railroad Administration and the industry.
Executive Secretariat
The Executive Secretariat Team’s duties consist of the following:
- Correspondence analysis
- Control and tracking of correspondence
- Arrangement of documentation presentation
- Dissemination of written material of varying formats and contents
- Organization and safe-keeping of official documents and records
