The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance document is to provide guidelines on FRA’s policy regarding reasonable access to records pertaining to the safe transportation of hazardous materials by railroad

The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance Document is to clarify an existing regulation. The existing guidelines are in effect until the regulation can be revised to remove outdated terminology.

The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance Document is to clarify an existing regulation concerning the training of “hazmat employees” as well as the “hazmat employers” role in ensuring adequate training.

The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance document is to describe FRA’s policy dealing with so-called “spray-on” thermal protection.

Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Train Crew Staffing

The version of the notice being posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the notice. The official version of the notice will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly different than this website posting...

This guidance document explains the meaning of “sift-proof packaging” and the practical effect of the term.

This Hazardous Materials Guidance document provides guidance regarding the movement of tank cars overdue for inspection/qualification

This Hazardous Materials Guidance document discusses the calculations that can be used to determine whether or not a material meets the poison-by-inhalation requirements of 49 CFR 173.132.

The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance Document is to provide FRA’s interpretation of 49 CFR §§ 172.336(c) and 172.504 as they pertain to the marking and placarding of multi-compartment and articulated tank cars.

The purpose of this Hazardous Materials Guidance Document is to define “Luting Materials.”