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Robert Wilson, PhD

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)


Dr. Robert Wilson is an engineer with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Track Research Division in the Office of Research, Development and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since September 2015. Robert’s primary areas of focus are rail integrity and rail force management.  Previously, Robert was a mechanical engineer in the Infrastructure Systems & Technology Technical Center at the Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation. Robert is currently a member of AREMA Committee 4 - Rail.