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Union Pacific Railroad Safety Assurance and Compliance Program Report

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the Federal government’s railroad safety regulatory agency that oversees the safety of more than 600 passenger, freight, and commuter railroads currently operating in the United States. The agency has established an ultimate goal of “zero tolerance” for...

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 Sarah Feinberg has determined that the imminent threat of excessive snow accumulation, wind, and blizzard conditions predicted to occur in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern...

FRA Post-Accident Training

This is a tool to assist railroads and contractors in providing the required minimum FRA post-accident training for supervisors responsible for regulated service employees per Part 219.11 (g). The requirement is to provide training on the qualifying criteria for FRA post-accident testing, and...

B&P Tunnel Project - Appendix B - H

Appendix B - Agency Correspondence; Appendix C - List of Project Technical Reports and Documents; Appendix D - Table of Minority Race and/or Ethnicity and Low Income Populations and Potential Environmental Justice Block Groups; Appendix E -Socioeconomic Tables; Appendix F - Public Comments;...

Fiscal Year 2015 Enforcement Report

For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal railroad safety and hazardous materials (hazmat) statutes, regulations, and orders FRA has closed. This is the FY2015 annual...