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9 Jun 2015

Safety Advisories

Operational and signal modifications for compliance with maximum authorized passenger train speeds and other speed restrictions

Subject Passenger Rail, Safety Advisories

Keywords: Safety Advisories; Passenger Rail

Abstract: This is a safety advisory recommending actions that passenger railroads take to prevent trains from speeding. The advisory is the latest in a series of steps FRA has taken to keep...

Safety Advisory Number
2015-03

14 Mar 2013

Safety Advisories

Low-Speed Wheel-Climb Derailments of Passenger Equipment With ‘‘Stiff’’ Suspension Systems

Subject Passenger Rail, Safety Advisories

Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2013–02 to alert railroads and other industry members about low-speed, wheel-climb derailments of certain passenger equipment designs having ‘‘stiff...

Safety Advisory Number
2013-02

9 Jul 2012

Safety Advisories

Buckling-Prone Conditions in Continuous Welded Rail Track

Subject Continuous Welded Rail, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Track, Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Continuous Welded Rail; CWR

Safety Advisory Number
2012-03

18 Oct 2010

Safety Advisories

Staying Alert and Situational Awareness

Subject Motive Power and Equipment, Operating Practices, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Signal and Train Control

Safety Advisory Number
2010-03

11 Sep 2007

Safety Advisories

Railroad Bridge Safety—Explanation and Amplification of FRA’s ‘‘Statement of Agency Policy on the Safety of Railroad Bridges."

Subject Bridge and Structures Safety, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Bridge and Structures Safety

Safety Advisory Number
2007-03