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Appeal of L.S. Ruben - (FRA-Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) - FRA Docket No. EQAL 2007-66
For the reasons set forth below, I affinn the finding of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Locomotive Engineer Review Board (LERB) dismissing Mr. L.S. Ruben's (Ruben or Petitioner) petition for review of the revocation of his locomotive engineer certification by the Northeastern Illinois...Federal Railroad Administration announces 2015 Right-of-Way Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop
WASHINGTON — The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the dates and location for its 2015 Right-of-Way Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop. This year's workshop will be held August 4 - 6, 2015, at the Sheraton...
Questions and Answers: Railworthiness Directive for Railroad Tank Cars Equipped with Certain McKenzie Valve & Machining LLC Valves
This document provides guidance on moving tank cars equipped with the McKenzie valves specified in the Railworthiness Directive published March 18, 2015. The document was updated on May 14, 2015 to incorporate the alternate compliance schedule authorized by the May 12, 2015 letter from FRA to RSI.Statement Regarding March 24, 2015, American Petroleum Institute Press Release
Statement from Suzanne Emmerling, spokesperson for the U.S. DOT in response to a March 24, press release from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
"It's disappointing that API continues to look for reasons not to engage in improving safety. As Administrator Feinberg...