Sean Woody
Chief Track Research Division
Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Federal Railroad Administration
Sean Woody Bio
Sean Woody is Chief of the Track Research Division in the FRA Office of Research, Development, and Technology. The Track Research Division’s team of Program Managers initiate and develop projects that address the most pressing safety needs in the railroad industry and also oversee FRA’s Transportation Technology Center.
Sean joined FRA in 2020 following a twenty-nine-year career at Norfolk Southern. He held various positions in NS’s Research and Test Department, primarily focusing on safety, inspection, and operations issues in the Transportation, Engineering, and Mechanical Departments.
FRA’s Role in Railroad Research and Emerging Research Needs
This presentation discusses how FRA’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) addresses railroad industry research needs. Topics will include the research subjects that RD&T has identified as important, how RD&T and other industry groups fund research, and descriptions of the industry research test sites and assets.