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SEPTA in the News

December 2016 SEPTA Joins FRA's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). Find out more SEPTA, unions agree to implement close-call reporting system. Find out more

LIRR in the News

August 2016 Close Call updates at Long Island Railroad newsletter. Find out more

C3RS in the News Archive

August 2012 FRA research results: Senior cross-functional support is essential for implementing corrective actions at C3RS sites Find out more May 2012 FRA's Close Call Reporting Program shows improvement in safety, decrease in derailments Find out more Confidential Close...

New Jersey Transit

What are the boundaries of the New Jersey Transit C3RS pilot project?

All New Jersey Transit owned and/or operated territory, including the Southern Tier and Pascack Valley Line (excluding Conrail and Amtrak territories not covered by C3RS).

Will relief crews...

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Railroads

Railroads voluntarily participate in C3RS and sign an Implementing Memorandum of Understanding with the participating railroads, labor organizations, and FRA.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

FRA sponsors and funds C3RS. FRA also...

2003 Workshop Proceedings

Proceedings from the FRA-sponsored human factors workshop: Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding Close Calls.

2003 Workshop Proceedings Volume 1 — Summarizes speaker presentations on lessons learned from existing close call systems,...

Safety Publications

Close Calls Multer, J., Ranney, J., Hile, J. & Raslear, T. Developing an effective corrective action process: Lessons learned from operating a confidential close call reporting system. In Rail Human Factors: Supporting reliability, safety and cost reduction. Eds. Nastaran...

Participating Railroads

Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway Amtrak: Mechanical IMOU;  Train, Yard, Engine IMOU; TCU/IAM and ATDA IMOU BNSF/ATDA Pilot Program for Train Dispatchers Belt Railway of Chicago Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad D&I Railroad Delaware Lackawanna Railroad Denton County...