Summary of Charpy and Dynamic Tear Testing of Bolster Samples

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) collaborates with the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Coupling System and Truck Castings Committee and Transportation Technology Center, Inc. to investigate possible solutions to early-life failures of railcar side frames and bolsters. ...

Tests to Create Broken Rims in Railroad Wheels

The FRA Office of Research, Development, and Technology and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) support research conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) on the root cause of wheel-related accidents. The purpose of project was to improve wheel performance by gaining a...

Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-to-Train Collision Test

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored MxV Rail to conduct a collision test using both a moving and a stationary three-car consist. The moving consist included an EMD F40 passenger locomotive equipped with crash energy management (CEM) components backed by two M1-series passenger...

Florida East Coast 242 Program Approval Letter

Florida East Coast 240 Program Approval Letter

Safety Bulletin 2023-05; Shoving Movement Close Clearance Fatality

Movement Approvals

FRA has the authority to issue one-time movement approvals (OTMAs) for bulk packages that no longer conform to the hazardous materials regulations contained in 49 CFR § 174.50. OTMAs are required for movement of nonconforming tank cars or any other bulk nonconforming packages designed, marked, or otherwise represented for the transportation of hazardous material. 

Please see HMG-127 (issued October 17, 2024) for the guidelines to follow when applying for an OTMA.

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