Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Research and Development
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE - Mail Stop 20
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: Phone:  (202) 493-6381
Fax: (202) 493-6333

Office of Research and Development (RDV-30)

Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie, Director
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-1300
Martha Marshall, Administrative Assistant- (202) 493-6373

Track Research Division (RDV-31)

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

Leonard Allen, Program Manager / Intelligent Railroad Systems

Leith Al-Nazer, Program Analyst

Tom Dorset, Program Manager / HSR Technology

Mahmood Fateh, Program Manager / Track and Structures

Sung Lee, Program Manager / Track and Structures

Ali Tajaddini, Program Manager / Track and Track Interaction

Terry Tse, Program Manager / Train Control

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

Equipment and Operating Practices Research Division (RDV-32)

Kevin Kesler,   Chief
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-1300

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)

Mike Coplen, M.A., Program Manager / Evaluation, Culture and      Safety Performance

Mike Jones, Program Manager / Human Systems & Technology

Thomas Raslear, Ph.D., Staff Director / Operator Performance

Signals, Train Control, and Communications Division (RDV-33)

Sam Alibrahim, P.E.;  Chief
Vannessa Brooks, Administrative Specialist - (202) 493-6379

Leonard Allen, Program Manager / Intelligent Railroad Systems

Thomas Dorset, Program Manager / HSR Technology

Hugh B. Thompson II, General Engineer

Terry Tse, Program Manager / Train Control