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Fiscal Year 2022 Enforcement Report

FRA takes care to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data in each annual enforcement report.  Information in each of FRA’s annual enforcement reports is based on information that FRA had at the time that the agency issued the report.  If FRA receives more...

FRA Launches New Rail Safety Program

Funding From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support a wide range of basic and applied research with an emphasis on rail safety 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity...

Low-Cost Coupler Force Calculation from Impact Testing

Fractures in the stub sills of tank cars pose a significant problem for the rail industry due to the potential for damage to the tank structure and eventual release of the contents. Previous FRA research revealed that high magnitude coupling forces that occur in yard operations have the...