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Policy and Guidance
FRA Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Abstract: On March 23, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) issued DOT Guidance on Compliance with Drug and Alcohol...
Other Reports
Industry Response to Safety Advisories
Keywords: Safety, Safety Advisories, Infrastructure
Abstract: On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114-94). The FAST Act in section 11406(e), “Speed Limit...
Reports to Congress
FRA Summary of Class II and Class III Railroad Capital Needs and Funding Sources
Keywords: RRIF, TIGER
Abstract: The report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (H.R. Report No. 110-238) for the U.S. Department of Transportation directed the Secretary of...
Policy and Guidance
Territorial Qualification Requirements for Designated Conductors
Keywords: Territorial; Conductors; 49 CFR Part 242
Technical Reports
Handbook for Railroad Noise Measurement and Analysis
Keywords: noise exposure monitoring, load cell test stand
Abstract: This handbook is an update, restructuring and expansion of the 1982 document “Handbook for the Measurement, Analysis, and Abatement of Railroad Noise” originally developed by...