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Safety of Remote Control Locomotive Operations - Final Report

FRA has completed the RCL safety assessment and has concluded that RCL operations are no less safe than conventional operations. Based on the data collected from December 2003 through December 2004 (this period begins where the interim report period ended), RCL train accident rates were...

The Effects of Mounted Oscillating Lights on Leading Railroad Cars

This document was prepared in response to the mandate contained in Section 702(c) Ci) of the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1982, which directed the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days of enactment of the Act, to report to the Congress on whether or not to issue rules,...

Joint Bar Failure Study—Field Investigation

After the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) accepted a 2011 recommendation by the Rail Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), the agency directed its Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) to initiate a comprehensive study that would examine the track and operational conditions...

The Federal Hours of Service Law and Signal Service

The attached booklet is a re-issue of similar booklets issued by FRA in 1983, and again in 1991. The booklet is intended to provide information to FRA employees who are involved in assuring compliance with the requirements of the Federal hours of service laws (laws) and the related record keeping...

Exposure to Hazardous Materials

Since 1997, the Office of Railroad Safety has repeatedly emphasized FRA policy and the contents of FRA Order 3902.2, Paragraph 6, which states, in part, " .. .inspectors are not to expose themselves to known hazardous conditions, such as tank cars leaking hazardous chemicals, and are to use good...