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Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Lessons Learned Team Baseline Phase Report
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established a program called the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), which allows events to be reported anonymously and dealt with non-punitively and without fear or reprisal through structured collaboration between representatives of...Risk Evaluation Framework and Selected Metrics for Tank Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials
This report presents an analysis of train accident and hazmat release data to quantify the likelihood of a hazmat release. The harm caused by a hazmat release is characterized as the end result of a chain of events, with each link in the chain being characterized by risk metrics that determine...Federal Railroad Administration Issues $967.1 Million MTA Loan to Finance Critical Safety Upgrades to the Nation’s Largest Commuter Railroads
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in order to facilitate the deployment of Positive Train Control (PTC...
Statement from Sarah Feinberg, Acting Federal Railroad Administrator - North Dakota Derailment
"A crude oil train has derailed near Heimdal, North Dakota this morning, resulting in a large fire involving several tank cars. The town of Heimdal is being evacuated. The FRA has deployed a ten person investigation team to the site and will be conducting a thorough investigation into the cause...
Statement on the release of the High Hazard Flammable Train Final Rule
Today's announcement signals the beginning of the next chapter in rail safety.DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe
Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
Rule Will Make Significant and Extensive Changes to Improve Accident Prevention, Mitigation, and Emergency...