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Covers 2001 to 2009 This document is meant to serve as a place to record the significant, noteworthy, and milestone actions taken by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve freight and passenger rail safety and encourage and promote...
As significant as rail transportation has been in the history of America, what energizes today's men and women of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is their knowledge that rail will make an even bigger contribution to America's future. Rail transportation-the most cost effective and...
The attached booklet is a re-issue of similar booklets issued by FRA in 1983, and again in 1991. The booklet is intended to provide information to FRA employees who are involved in assuring compliance with the requirements of the Federal hours of service laws (laws) and the related record keeping...
Since 1997, the Office of Railroad Safety has repeatedly emphasized FRA policy and the contents of FRA Order 3902.2, Paragraph 6, which states, in part, " .. .inspectors are not to expose themselves to known hazardous conditions, such as tank cars leaking hazardous chemicals, and are to use good...