FAMES Alert

Timber Crosstie Spike Fastener Failure Investigation: Field Evaluation of an Alternative Fastener

The Federal Railroad Administration has sponsored the Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s (Illinois) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into timber crosstie spike fastener failures on North American railroads.  As a...

SOFA Safety Alert - November 2020 - Close Clearance

Potential Ultraweldable Steels for Truck Castings

Tests were performed to determine the ultraweldability (i.e., improved steel material which does not require preheating or post-heating during manufacturing or during reconditioning) of five steels that were identified during previous Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) research conducted by...

Ultraweldable and Low Temperature Steels for Truck Castings

From September 2016 to December 2017, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology funded a research investigation by, conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to study two types of improved truck casting materials under this Phase...

Federal Railroad Administration Publishes Railroads’ Third Quarter 2020 Positive Train Control Implementation Status Updates

PTC-related Outreach and Communication with the Industry

XpressWest NEPA Decision Memo Final - Attachment I: Mitigation Measure Summary

XpressWest NEPA Decision Memo Final - Attachment H: Biological Resources Technical Report

XpressWest NEPA Decision Memo Final - Attachment G: Noise and Vibration Technical Report