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Accelerating Implementation of ECP Emulator Technology

One of the major barriers to implementation of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brake technology is a freight car’s interchange requirement, i.e., it should run in trains made of interchange qualified car. An overlay ECP or an ECP emulator can address this barrier. This project advanced an...

Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual

Appendix E is new from 2006 version. The Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual prescribes guidance for Federal and State Motive Power & Equipment (MP&E) Inspectors that engage in inspection, investigative and surveillance activities to assure compliance with Federal laws,...

Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual

Revised sections are noted in the table of contents. The Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual prescribes guidance for Federal and State Motive Power & Equipment (MP&E) Inspectors that engage in inspection, investigative and surveillance activities to assure compliance with Federal...

Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual

The Motive Power and Equipment Compliance Manual prescribes guidance for Federal and State Motive Power & Equipment (MP&E) Inspectors that engage in inspection, investigative and surveillance activities to assure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, orders and standards issued by the...

Operating Practices Enforcement Manual

This directive provides guidance and instructions to operating practices safety inspectors concerning the enforcement of regulations under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and which relate to all facets of railroad operations, including human factors. Although every...

Operating Practices Enforcement Manual

This manual prescribes the manner in which Federal and State Operating Practices inspectors shall engage in investigative and surveillance activities to ensure railroad compliance with rules, regulations, orders and standards issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and such other...

Shared-Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way

This report responds to a provision in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act) that directed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to evaluate passenger and freight rail systems’ shared-use of railroad rights-of-way and the operational, institutional, and legal...