Railroads for National Defense (RND)
The Railroads for National Defense Program (RND) ensures
the readiness capability of the national railroad network
to support defense deployment and peacetime needs. The Program
integrates defense rail needs into civil sector planning affecting
the Nation’s railroad system. Rail transportation is
extremely important to DOD since our heavy and tracked vehicles
will deploy by rail to seaports of embarkation. The RND Program,
in conjunction with the US Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA), established the Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET)
to ensure DOD’s minimum rail needs are identified and
coordinated with appropriate transportation authorities. STRACNET
is an interconnected and continuous rail line network consisting
of over 36,000 miles of track serving over 130 defense installations.
We work with state DOTs, the American Association of Railroads
(AAR), the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA),
the Railway Industrial Clearance Association (RICA), the FRA,
and individual railroad companies to protect this railroad
infrastructure.
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