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Regarding Technical Bulletin G-91-14, "Jurisdictional Policy Toward Tourist and Plant Railroads", attached herewith is a subsequest letter from Administrator Carmichael, dated October 28, 1992, which provides further guidance in the area of FRA's exercise of jurisdiction with regard to tourist,...
This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in its investigation of 22 Engineering Department
railroad employee fatalities suffered during calendar years 1989 through 1993. Not included are the employee fatalities that
occurred as a result of train derailments or...
The railroad industry's overall safety record has improved over the last decade and most safety trends are moving in the right direction. However, significant train accidents continue to occur, and the train accident rate has not shown substantive improvement in recent years. Moreover, recent train...
The RSIA introduced numerous mandates regarding railroad safety. A number of these mandates require action to be taken after the completion of this report, and FRA has not included in this report those mandates with statutory deadlines after December 30, 2011.
This report summarizes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during calendar year l979, to improve railroad safety, principally through the administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, 45 U.S.C. 421 et seq.
The number of...
This report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety during calendar year 1981 through administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421 et seq).
In 1981, FRA shifted the emphasis of its...
The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421, 431 et seq.) during calendar year 1984.
The President's 1983 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through the administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) during the calendar year 1983....