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This document provides guidance on moving tank cars equipped with the McKenzie valves specified in the Railworthiness Directive published March 18, 2015. The document was updated on May 14, 2015 to incorporate the alternate compliance schedule authorized by the May 12, 2015 letter from FRA to RSI.
Remarks by Sarah Feinberg
Acting Administrator of the
Federal Railroad Administration
Before the
NTSB Forum on the Dangers of Railroad Trespassing
Washington, D.C. Monday, March 24, 2015
The following safety tips and resources are provided to assist the law enforcement community in partnering with the Federal Railroad Administration to reduce collisions, injuries and deaths at highway-rail grade crossings, and to keep its own members safe while working around a rail environment.
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This Directive requires railroad tank car owners to replace unapproved valves currently installed in some tank cars. The valves in question are UNNR ball valves manufactured and sold by McKenzie Valve & Machining LLC (McKenzie). Recent FRA investigations revealed that the valves were not...