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Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Braking - Regulatory Impact Analysis
In response to the mandate of § 7311(c) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) updated the regulatory impact analysis (RIA) issued with the Pipeline and Hazardous...Notice of the Department of Transportation's Decision on ECP Braking
In this notice, the Department of Transportation is announcing that after careful review, and as mandated by Section 7311 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Department of Transportation has reviewed the final updated Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) and determined...An In-Vehicle Signing System for School Buses at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings
This paper presents the test objectives and preliminary results of a field test now underway to evaluate in-vehicle signing systems installed in 29 school buses in Glencoe, Minnesota. The system will provide advanced warning to school bus drivers notifying them of the proximity to and presence of...Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee System Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group Meeting
FRA announces a meeting of the RSAC System Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group on October 30, 2017, to discuss petitions for reconsideration, and comments received in response to the petitions for reconsideration on the System Safety Program (SSP) final rule issued August 12,...Roadway Grade Crossing Protection For High Speed Rail Lines
The first activity performed for this research project included a literature review of available information on grade crossings issues relative to high speed rail. Since high speed rail development is currently in the research stage relative to a number of issues, information on regular...U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Plans for Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Decision (ROD). NEC FUTURE is FRA’s comprehensive planning effort to identify ways to improve the reliability, capacity, connectivity,...