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FRA Publishes Railroads’ First Quarter 2019 Positive Train Control Implementation Status Updates
WASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update reflecting railroads’ self-reported progress toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems as required by Congress. PTC supports the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) top priority of safety...Federal Railroad Administration Announces Rail Inspection Technology Rule to Improve Track Safety
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Federal Railroad Administration Announces Rail Inspection Technology Rule to Improve Track Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing railroads to use ultrasonic inspection technology, augmented with global positioning system (GPS) technology, to employ continuous rail testing...
Rail Integrity Final Rule [Unofficial]
The version of this notice posted to FRA’s website is not intended to constitute the official version of this final rule. It was submitted to the Federal Register on Monday, August 17, 2020. The official version of the final rule will be the version published in the Federal Register in the near...
HQ-2020-1377
On February 13, 2020, at 6:46 a.m., EST, a southbound CSX Transportation Company (CSX) loaded ethanol train K42911 (Train 1) derailed when it struck a mudslide at Milepost (MP) CMG 123.8 on the CSX Florence Division, Kingsport Subdivision, in Draffin, Kentucky.