FedRail

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Federal Passenger Railway
Corporation of Tarper
(FedRail)
State-owned enterprise
IndustryRailway transport and rolling stock manufacturer
PredecessorNumerous private railways during the Second Republic
FoundedNovember 1, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-11-01)
HeadquartersBRT Main Tower, Union Square,
Terraum
,
Tarper
Key people
Arlene Randall
(FedRail president)
BrandsFederal Railways of Astra
Austerfluss Federal Railways
Bergfeld Transport
Citrone & Northern Railway
Chemins de fer de Plamyadie de l’Est
Longrove Central Railroad
Meerland Lines
Nordstrand Railway System
Railways of Outer Comico
Transport for Terraum
Vastridge & Netherstrand Railway
Whylsental & Eastern Railway
RevenueIncrease ₭40.576 billion (2020)
Increase ₭4.797 billion (2020)
Increase ₭716 million (2020)
OwnerFederal Government of Tarper (75%)
FedRail Employees (25%)
Number of employees
295,653 (2020)
ParentBureau for Railway Transport

The Federal Passenger Railway Corporation of Tarper, doing business as FedRail, is a nationalized railway corporation in Tarper. It is a state-owned corporation but the government has allowed for a quarter of it to be owned by its employees.

The corporation was created as a re-nationalization of the Tarperti railroad network after it was privatized during the Second Republic. Before privatization, the railways were owned and operated by the People's Railroad Commission in the time of the Tarperti Confederation. The reason to move past privatization was a decision by the government in order to more efficiently manage the nation's reconstruction as dealing with multiple private corporations was seen as tedious.

FedRail is the sister company to the Federal Freight & Cargo Railroad Corporation of Tarper, or simply, FedGO. Both state corporations are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau for Railway Transport, which itself is under the Ministry for Transport.

History

Operations

Brands

Brands are effectively the different regions that FedRail operates and manages. Brands were established in 2004 in order to give the operating regions distinct identities and introduce an illusion of choice that reflected Tarper's railway history. Branding took full effect on 2006 with the last of the rolling stock being repainted from FedRail livery. Names were changed around this time, going from simple descriptive names such as "Northern Region" or "Astra Region" to names that either paid homage to historical railways, the actual names of those historical railways, or the state that the region operated in. The previous examples "Northern Region" and "Astra Region" were renamed to "Meerland Rail" and "Federal Railways of Astra". FedRail livery can still be seen in special train services such as the Holiday Train and the Chancellery Express.

Rolling Stock