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Safety Culture: A Significant Influence on Safety in Transportation

An organization’s safety culture can influence safety outcomes. Research and experience show that when safety culture is strong, accidents are less frequent and less severe. As a result, building and maintaining strong safety cultures should be a top priority across the transportation industry....

International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study June 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted an International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study (Study) in response to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Report No. 114-129.1 The report encouraged FRA to work with all...