"The State Rail Planning Best Practices, 1st Edition, published in 2009, provided state departments of transportation and the broader rail planning community with practical guidance on developing state rail plans that comply with federal guidelines, while accounting for the unique circumstances of each state. This Volume 2 supplement documents current best practices and summarizes states' activity over the past five years to develop state rail plans since the enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA). It also summarizes the experiences of states that participated in a state rail planning survey conducted by AASHTO in 2013"--Publisher description.

"The State Rail Planning Best Practices, 1st Edition, published in 2009, provided state departments of transportation and the broader rail planning community with practical guidance on developing state rail plans that comply with federal guidelines, while accounting for the unique circumstances of each state. This Volume 2 supplement documents current best practices and summarizes states’ activity over the past five years to develop state rail plans since the enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA). It also summarizes the experiences of states that participated in a state rail planning survey conducted by AASHTO in 2013. " -- publisher description.

This report on safety presents results of the third in a series of comparative performance measurement efforts sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Quality (SCOQ), Performance Measurement and Benchmarking Subcommittee. The purpose of these efforts is to identify states that have achieved exemplary performance, find out what practices have contributed to their success, and document these practices for the benefit of other states.