Safety Bulletin 2024-01 (Revised); Employee Fatality – Securement of Rolling Equipment

Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Internet Reporting User Manual

Improving Tank Car Crash Energy Management (CEM)

The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a 2-year research effort between August 2020 and August 2022 to investigate multiple mitigation concepts for hazmat tank cars, aimed at improving their puncture resistance. The team first developed and validated a finite element (FE) model of a full-...

Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatuses in Trains Carrying Hazmat

After Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Rule strengthens worker safety by requiring railroads to provide protective gear for neck and face coverage with respiratory protection 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...

Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatuses in Trains Carrying Hazmat

Belt Railway of Chicago C3RS IMOU

Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service Proceeding (EP 770) – FRA/DOT Filing 307815

Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service Proceeding (EP 711) – FRA/DOT Filing 307406

High-Hazard Flammable Train Route Assessment & Legacy Tank Car Focused Inspection Program Summary Report

Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading

As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (now MxV Rail) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) to test and analyze...