Office of Railroad Development
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE- Mail Stop 20
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (202) 493-6381
Fax: (202) 493-6330
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Associate Administrator (RDV-1)
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Mark Yachmetz
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Associate Administrator
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Mary Lumpkins
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Administrative Specialist, 202-493-6381
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Program Planning and Evaluation (RDV-03)
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Wynne Davis
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Director
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Shirley Jackson
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Funds Administrator
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Vacant
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Funds Administrator
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Janet Wylie
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Program Analyst
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Office of Passenger and Freight Programs (RDV-10)
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Paul Nissenbaum
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Director
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Rachell Macklin
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Administrative Specialist, 202-493-6340
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Intercity Passenger Rail Analysis Division (RDV-11)
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Neil Moyer
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Chief
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Randall Brown
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Transportation Industry Analyst
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Trevor Gibson
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Transportation Analyst
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Dharm Guruswamy
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Transportation Industry Analyst
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Marvin Winston
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Transportation Industry Analyst
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Peter Schwartz
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Transportation Industry Analyst
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Innovative Finance Division (RDV-12)
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Dickson Annor
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RRIF Credit Analyst
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Amanda McKinney
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RRIF Credit Analyst
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Alex Roth
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RRIF Credit Analyst
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Linda Woodfolk
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RRIF Credit Analyst
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Don Plotkin
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Engineer
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Program Implementation Division (RDV-13)
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TBD
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Chief
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Alice Alexander
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Program Manager / Alaska Railroad Grants
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Richard Cogswell
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Program Manager / Railroad Operations
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Catherine Kauffman
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Environmental Protection Specialist
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Wendy Messenger
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Environmental Protection Specialist
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David Valenstein
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Program Manager / Environmental Programs
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John Winkle
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Amtrak and Penn Station grants
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Office of Research and Development (RDV-30)
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| Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie
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Director
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| Vannessa Brooks
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Administrative Specialist, 202-493-1300
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| Martha Marshall
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Administrative Assistant, 202-493-6373
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Track Research Division (RDV-31)
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| Gary Carr
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Chief
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| Leith Al-Nazer
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Program Analyst
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| Mahmood Fateh
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Program Manager / Track and Structures
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| Sung Lee
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Program Manager / Track and Structures
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| Ali Tajaddini
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Program Manager / Track and Track Interaction
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| Luis Maal
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General Engineer, R&D Facilities and Test Equipment
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Equipment and Operating Practices Research Division (RDV-32)
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| Kevin Kesler
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Chief
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| Vannessa Brooks
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Administrative Specialist, 202-493-1300
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| Francisco Gonzalez, III
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Program Manager / Hazardous Materials
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| Eloy Martinez
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Program Manager / Occupant Protection (Passenger)
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| Sean Mehrvarzi
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Program Manager / Railroad Security
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| John Punwani
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Program Manager / Occupant Protection (Locomotives)
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| Melissa Shurland
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Program Manager / Equipment
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| Monique Stewart
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Program Manager / Rolling Stock & Component Safety
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Human Factors Research Staff (RDV-321)
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| Dr. Thomas Raslear, Ph.D.
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Staff Director / Operator Performance
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| Michael Coplen, M.A.
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Program Manager / Evaluation; Culture and Safety Performance
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| Mike Jones
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Program Manager / Human Systems & Technology
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Signals, Train Control and Communications Division (RDV 33)
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| Sam Alibrahim, P.E.,
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Chief
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Vannessa Brooks
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Administrative Specialist, 202-493-1300
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| Leonard Allen
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Program Manager / Intelligent Railroad Systems
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| Tom Dorset,
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Program Manager / HSR Technology
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| Hugh Thompson
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General Engineer / Track Interaction
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| Terry Tse
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Program Manager / Train Control
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