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Safety Advisory 2006-06

Notice of Safety Advisory; center sill cracks on 89-foot flat cars used to haul containers of municipal solid waste.

FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2006-06, in order to provide interested parties information related to the potential failure (cracking and breakage) of the center sills on 89-foot flat cars carrying containers in municipal solid waste (MSW) service.

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