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HQ-2016-1123 (Summary Report) (Finalized)

On Sunday, April 3, 2016, at 7:49 a.m., EDT, southbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation Train 89 (Amtrak 89) was operating on Amtrak’s Philadelphia to Washington (PW) segment of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), Track 3 at 106 miles per hour (mph) near Chester, PA when the Engineer noticed...

Blast Effects of a Non-Pressure LIquid Tank

Current world events have demonstrated the use of commercial vehicles, other unconventional modes of transportation and unusual materials as explosives or incendiary weapons, affecting commerce, disrupting cities and even entire societies. Since the implementation of the Organized Crime Control act...

Safety of Remote Control Locomotive Operations (Interim Report)

By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an assessment of the impact of remote control locomotive (RCL) operations on safety, including a comparison of the rate of accidents...