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Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established an ultimate goal of “Zero Tolerance” for railroad-related accidents, injuries and fatalities. In pursuit of that goal, significant progress has been made, particularly over the past six years, in reducing the number of train collisions,...Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Year-2002 Accomplishments and Year-2003 Audit Plans
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the arm of the Federal Government charged with promoting and ensuring the safety of the Nation’s railroad industry. This is accomplished through the promulgation and enforcement of safety regulations and the onsite monitoring of railroad operations. The...Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Accomplishments for CY 2000
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ensures the safety of the Nation’s railroad industry through the promulgation of safety regulations and the on-site monitoring of railroad operations. The FRA directs 400 Federal inspectors in 37 offices and 160 State inspectors from 30 States who oversee...Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Accomplishments for 1999 and First Quarter 2000
The Agency traditionally relied upon site-specific inspections that focused on regulatory compliance as the primary means of safety oversight. While railroad safety had improved steadily since 1978, FRA was frustrated by the slow pace of progress. In addition, rail traffic has grown more than 50...Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Accomplishments for CY 2001
The FRA promotes and helps ensure the safety of the Nation’s railroad industry through the enforcement of safety regulations and the onsite monitoring of railroad operations. The Agency directs more than 415 Federal safety inspectors in 36 offices nationwide and 159 State inspectors from 30 States...Wheel Load Cycle Tag for Rail
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has determined that there is a research need to collect and analyze statistical usage data to help ascertain the cumulative load-induced fatigue on rail track segments. The estimation of rail segment burdening through the determination of loaded or unloaded...High-Speed Rail Aerodynamic Assessment and Mitigation Report
This report advances the current state of knowledge, as well as shared understanding and evaluation of present procedures used to mitigate the impacts effects from high-speed trains (HST) operating at speeds between 110 mph and 250 mph. This work gathers and summarizes existing international...2015 ROW Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop
Trespassing along railroad rights-of-way (ROW) is the leading cause of rail-related deaths. More than 500 preventable trespass fatalities and nearly as many injuries occur each year in the United States, and most of these incidents involve pedestrians. Based on the successful 2008[1] and 2012...