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FRA Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance Train Safety, Codify Train Crew Size Requirements
WASHINGTON – To enhance safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a proposed rule requiring a minimum of two train crewmembers for over-the-road railroad operations, with some exceptions for certain low risk operations and...
International Programs
FRA’s International Programs Division develops positive relationships with foreign passenger and freight rail entities—within government, industry, and academia—facilitating communication and technical exchanges. The graphic below illustrates differing strengths and the importance of global collaboration to increase rail safety, efficiency, and productivity.
HQ-2021-1459
On October 30, 2021, at approximately 2:36 a.m., EDT, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (ATK) passenger train P-053-29, operating on the CSX Transportation’s Charleston Subdivision, collided with an automobile at a highway-rail grade crossing (USDOT crossing inventory number 631980D) at...
HQ-2020-1388
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at approximately 8:24 p.m., MFT, a westbound Union Pacific Railroad Company, (UP) freight train, MNPPD-16 (Train 1), traveling at a recorded speed of 35 mph, derailed 31 cars on UP Rocky Mountain Service Unit, Pocatello Subdivision near Bancroft, Idaho. There were no...