This is a page where we maintain a listing of resources that we think are noteworthy and interesting.
Amtrak
Amtrak’s Rights and Relationships with Host Railroads (PDF)
Amtrak | 2017
Amtrak: Overview (PDF)
Congressional Research Service | 2017
Engaging State Corridor Customers Through Amtrak’s Digital Channels – archived
Amtrak | 2016
Amtrak Demand Forecasting Overview (PPT download) – archived
Amtrak | 2013
Amtrak Marketing and Sales and PRIIA Section 209 (PDF) – archived
Amtrak | 2013
Amtrak Pricing and Revenue Management Overview (PPT download) – archived
Amtrak | 2013
Rail (non-Amtrak related)
NEW – Economic Benefits of State-Supported Passenger Rail Services
State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee | 2025
Framework for Assessing the Business Case ROI for Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor Investments
American Public Transit Association | 2021
Scope of Services (PDF)
AECOM | 2020
Nashua-Manchester Capital Corridor Project — To Provide Engineering Services for Preliminary Engineering, Environmental Services, Financial Plan Development, Public Involvement Services, and Final Design
Pilot Service Proposal for Commuter Rail Extension to Foxborough (PDF) – archived
MassDOT | 2017
“Living with Rail” (2016)
The Vermont Transportation Board’s 2016 Annual Report documents the comments the Board received during a recent series of public forums that focused on state transportation policy associated with trains – both passenger and freight. The report documents Vermonters’ support for, as well as concerns about, the expansion of passenger rail, future property development associated with railroad activity, and the various quality-of-life issues that come with living close to trains.
State of Service – Commuter Rail
MBTA | 2016
A comprehensive overview of the MBTA Commuter Rail system.
Developing Multi-State Institutions to Implement Intercity Passenger Rail Programs
National Academies Press | 2016
Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development
National Academies Press | 2016
Intercity Passenger Rail in the Context of Dynamic Travel Markets
National Academies Press | 2016
Railroad Legal Issues and Resources
National Academies Press | 2015
Alternative Funding and Financing Mechanisms for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects
National Academies Press | 2015
Short Line Railroads: Saving an Endangered Species of Freight Transport (PDF)
National Association of Development Organizations | 2011
Intercity rail marketing
2019 Amtrak Marketing Update (PDF)
Virginia Dept. of Rail & Public Transportation | 2019
Integrating Transit Svcs – Transportation in Southern Calif. (PDF) – archived
LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency | 2017
Winter Marketing Campaign Update (PDF) – archived
LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency | 2016
Legislation & laws
IIJA Amendments to Subtitle V of Title 49 U.S.C. with FRA redline (PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration | January 21, 2022
A red-line version of 5 U.S.C. title 49 (rail programs), before and after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Railroad crossings
At-Grade Passenger Rail Pedestrian & Trail Crossings (PDF)
McLaren Engineering Group | 2018
Sherman Street Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Upgrades
City of Cambridge, Mass. website
A central repository for information about this grade crossing and the City of Cambridge’s ongoing efforts to improve this grade crossing so that it can be designated as a Quiet Zone.
Railroad stations
ADA Compliance for Rail Stations (video: 17m)
Federal Railroad Administration | via YouTube | (2016)
Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
National Academies Press | 2012
Connecticut Rail Station Governance Study – Task 4.4 Operations Review (PDF) – archived
Connecticut Dept. of Transportation | 2004
Bus
Running Express: 2017 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University | 2017
A Vision for the Future of Massachusetts’ Regional Transit Authorities (2019)
Report of the Task Force on Regional Transit Authority Performance and Funding
See also — Task Force on RTA Performance and Funding
Parking
Parking Policy: Pricing and Implementation (PPT download)
MBTA Fiscal Management Control Board | 2018
Guidebook for Managing Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transit
National Academies Press | 2017
Funding
“What Does Massachusetts Transportation Funding Support and What Are the Revenue Sources”
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center | 2024
Who Pays for Roads? How the “Users Pay” Myth Gets in the Way of Solving America’s Transportation Problems (PDF)
By Tony Dutzik and Gideon Weissman | Frontier Group | 2015
Moving Forward with Funding | New strategies to support transportation and balanced regional economic growth (PDF)
MassInc | 2011
A fantastic resource for information on how transportation is funded in the Commonwealth.
Public outreach
Public Participation Plan
MassDOT | 2014
Other
Interregional Travel A New Perspective for Policy Making
National Academies Press | 2016
“The Craft of ‘Then and Now’ Photography”
By John Walker | 2016
A footnote
This file cabinet was inspired by the public file cabinet that is provided on the City of Northampton’s website.
Page last updated: August 19, 2025
Page last reviewed: August 19, 2025