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Yard Impact Test of a Tank Car
In 2018, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology conducted a series of impact tests for different car configurations at various coupling speeds to better understand the load environment of tank cars during yard operations, and to identify...Review of Suicide Intervention Training Programs
Nearly one-third of all rail-related fatalities in the U.S. result from an intentional act of suicide. Rail carrier-based strategies to prevent these incidents are not well understood, and empirical evidence of the effectiveness of known strategies is currently very limited. One such strategy is...Review of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incidents 1986 – 2015: Trends and Potential Safety Gaps
Every year in the U.S., hundreds of individuals lose their lives at highway-rail grade crossings and even more are injured or otherwise involved in an incident at a crossing. Today’s crossing incident rates, however, are significantly lower than they were years ago. This report collected and...
HQ-2018-1278 (Finalized)
Southbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train U CPGSAP0 59T (the Train) derailed 35 loaded crude oil railcars on June 22, 2018, at 4:35 a.m., CDT. All times throughout this report are Central Daylight Time. The derailment occurred approximately a half-mile south of the city of Doon, Iowa, at...Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant1 funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. CRISI Program funding under this notice is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (2019...Civil Penalties Schedules & Guidelines (Excel Version)
See each tab in the workbook for the civil penalties corresponding to the respective regulatory part of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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Hazards Associated with HSR Operations Adjacent to Conventional Tracks – Enhanced Literature Review Part III: Literature Review
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Hazards Associated with HSR Operations Adjacent to Conventional Tracks - Enhanced Literature Review Part I: Summary Report Hazards Associated with HSR Operations Adjacent to Conventional Tracks - Enhanced Literature Review Part II: Best Practices