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79 ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CBD central business district CCJPA Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority CE categorical exclusion CUS Chicago Union Station DMU diesel multiple unit EA environmental assessment EIS environmental impact statement EMU electric multiple unit FONSI finding of no significant impact HrSR higher-speed rail HSIPR High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail HSR high-speed rail LAUPT Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal LRT light rail transit MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MOE maintenance of equipment MOW maintenance of way MPO metropolitan planning organization MSA metropolitan statistical area MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NCTD North County Transit District NEC Northeast Corridor NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NNEPRA Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority O/D origin-destination PPP public-private partnership PRIIA Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 PTC positive train control ROD record of decision ROW right-of-way RSIP rail service and investment program RTD regional transportation district SDP service development plan SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Abbreviations
80 Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development SOGR state of good repair SRP state rail plan SRPAA state rail plan approval authority SRTA state rail transportation authority STB Surface Transportation Board Tri-Rail South Florida Regional Transportation Authority UTA Utah Transit Authority VMT vehicle miles traveled