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Notice of safety directive.
FRA is issuing Safety Directive 97-1 addressing safety practices to evaluate the integrity of all railroads' programs of operational tests and inspections and to ensure that safety-critical information is accurately conveyed and acknowledged for operations in Direct Train Control <SUP>1</SUP> (DTC) territory.