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Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2022-17
On November 9, 2022, at around 11:20 a.m., CST, a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employee, who was part of a work crew moving a heavy switch point, was fatally injured when the load fell and struck him.
Accident Investigation Summary Report CFE-2023-11
On August 4, 2023, an accident occurred along the Berkshire Line operated by the Housatonic Railroad (HRRC) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of a laborer employed by The Middlesex Corporation (XMDD). The employee, who had been working on a Massachusetts Department of...
Grade Crossing Toolkit
In Fall 2024, FRA launched the Grade Crossing Toolkit, an interactive resource to identify effective highway-rail grade crossing safety measures. The Grade Crossing Toolkit is useful for individuals who work in railroad safety and for researchers, community members, or other...
INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion in Additional Upgrades to America’s Busiest Rail Corridor
Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vision for world-class passenger rail across America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of...