eLibrary Search
The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.
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Safety Advisories
Safety Advisory 2024-01; Roadway Maintenance Machines – Importance of Communications and Compliance with Red Zone Procedures
Safety Advisories
Safety Advisory 2023-01; Evaluation of Policies and Procedures Related to the Use and Maintenance of Hot Bearing Wayside Detectors (Second Supplement)
Keywords: Safety Advisory, wayside detector, hot bearing
Emergency Orders
Emergency Order to Prevent Operation of Trains and Other On-Track Rail Equipment on Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Keywords: Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad, BNGR
Safety Advisories
Safety Advisory 2023-04; High-Impact Wheels Causing Damage to Rails and Track
Keywords: Safety Advisory, high-impact wheels, Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD)
Abstract: This report characterizes the amplitude and wavelength content of the current track geometry environment of the United States railroad system and examines the combination of...