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Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase III
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Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase I Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase IIRailroad Workplace Safety; Roadway Worker Protection Miscellaneous Revisions (RRR)
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The version of the final rule being posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the final rule. The official version of the final rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly...
Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way (MOW)
Disclaimer:
The version of the final rule being posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of the final rule. The official version of the final rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near future and may appear slightly...
North American Rail Shippers Annual Meeting
FRA Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg addresses the annual meeting of the North American Rail Shippers.Probability of Detection Evaluation Results for Railroad Tank Cars
The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) used the approach developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Association to determine the probability of detection (POD) for various nondestructive test (NDT) methods used during inspection of railroad tank cars. The Federal Railroad...Full-Scale Tank Car Rollover Tests – Survivability of Top Fittings and Top Fittings Protective Structures
Full-scale rollover crash tests were performed on three non-pressure tank carbodies to validate previous analytical work and determine the effectiveness of two different types of protective structures in protecting the top fittings. The tests were performed with three different tank cars: 1) an...Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period
On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation.SOFA 2016 1st. Quarter Update
Switching Fatality and Severe Injury UpdateFederal Railroad Administration Marks One-Year Anniversary of Amtrak 188 Derailment
PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the following statement from Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg on the one-year anniversary of the Amtrak 188 derailment. The passenger train derailed during the evening of May 12, 2015. Eight people died and more than...