General
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...
HQ-2021-1453
At approximately 3:31 p.m., CDT, on October 6, 2021, Train 1 requested permission to enter the working limits of a Contract Employee-in-Charge (EIC) and excavator operator contractor that were doing some work on and near the tracks around Convent, Louisiana, in St James Parish at Milepost (MP)...
HQ-2020-1389
On Monday, July 6, 2020 at approximately 6:00 a.m., MDT, a BNSF freight train derailed 29 railcars on the Gallup Subdivision near Winslow, Arizona. No injuries were reported. There were no hazardous materials released. The probable cause is cause code H519- Dynamic Brake, too...