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FRA has the authority to issue one-time movement approvals (OTMAs) for bulk packages that no longer conform to the hazardous materials regulations contained in 49 CFR § 174.50. OTMAs are required for movement of nonconforming tank cars or any other bulk nonconforming packages designed, marked, or otherwise represented for the transportation of hazardous material.
Please see HMG-127 (issued October 17, 2024) for the guidelines to follow when applying for an OTMA.
From October 2018 to March 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. to conduct a literature review on the methods of measurement and characterization of track geometry. The goal of the review was to summarize the current state of track geometry...
A team from MIT’s Human Systems Laboratory designed the locomotive HUD as a wide field of view augmented reality head-up display (AR-HUD). The technical feasibility of an AR-HUD was assessed through literature review and hardware tests. To study human factors issues, an AR-HUD prototype was...