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Safety of Remote Control Locomotive Operations (Interim Report)

By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an assessment of the impact of remote control locomotive (RCL) operations on safety, including a comparison of the rate of accidents...

HQ-2015-1047 (Finalized)

On May 6, 2015, at 7:30 a.m. (CDT), an eastbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) loaded petroleum crude oil unit train, UTIOCXP0- 44T, derailed six loaded oil tank cars (consist positions 84 through 89), near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota, while operating at a recorded speed of 24 mph. The town of Heimdal...

HQ-2016-1142 (Finalized)

On June 27, 2016, at approximately 6:00 p.m., MDT, a westbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) loaded Intermodal Train, KG1LAC-26, derailed 19 rail cars/platforms, of its 130-car/platform train. The accident/incident occurred approximately 8 miles west of Green River, Wyoming, at Milepost (MP) 824.81,...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix H

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC), has prepared this Feasibility Study for the location of a new railroad line to connect the Port Bienville Short Line Railroad,...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix G

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC), has prepared this Feasibility Study for the location of a new railroad line to connect the Port Bienville Short Line Railroad,...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix F

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC), has prepared this Feasibility Study for the location of a new railroad line to connect the Port Bienville Short Line Railroad,...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix E

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in conjunction with Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC), has prepared this Feasibility Study for the location of a new railroad line to connect the Port Bienville Short Line Railroad,...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix D

The Mississippi Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, and Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed new freight rail line that would provide a direct connection between the Port Bienville Railroad...

Port Bienville Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix C

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed new freight rail line that would provide a direct connection...