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Alternative A–C (Preferred Alternative) (November 2019)

After considering comments received from the public following the March 2018 public meeting and other public engagement events, stakeholder and agency input, and preliminary environmental studies, FRA and the Project Proponents identified several issues with the five Action Alternatives (...

FRA Publishes Railroads’ 2018 Quarter 4 PTC Data

PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 02-19 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs PHONE: (202) 493-6024 SUBJECT: Freight Operations, Passenger Rail, Positive Train Control, Accident Reduction, Testing KEYWORDS: Positive Train Control, Safety, Interoperability, Host Railroads, Tenant...

Definitions

Accident/Incident Definitions

Reporting Level Definitions

Accident/Incident Definitions

A railroad is required by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations at Title 49, Part 225 of the Code of Federal Regulations to use the current FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports ("Guide" or "reporting guide") when preparing its monthly report. The...

AF/FP Reports

Query Activation Failure Record (Release-Approved Closed Records from Secure Site)  

Query False Proceed Record (Release-Approved Closed Records from Secure Site)