This report examines the relationship between accidents and incidents amongst U.S. maintenance-of-way (MOW) employees and their corresponding work schedules to determine if fatigue-related factors potentially contributed to the events. Ten U.S....

NOTICE

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event

Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator...

On March 3, 2019, at 11:18 p.m., MST, eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) coal train 2CBTWL9-03 (Train 1) derailed 35 cars on Main Track 2, at Milepost (MP) 76.45 on the North Platte Service Unit, South Morrill Subdivision, near Oshkosh,...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to cancel $929 million in Federal grant funds yet to be paid for the California High-Speed Rail project envisioned...