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FRA Launches Risk Reduction Safety Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule, launching the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to support an increasing standard of safety for the nation’s freight railroads.Grade Crossing Business Plan
With this plan, the FRA focuses on safety at or near highway-rail grade crossings and describes actions the agency will take over the next three years to support the implementation of technology to improve grade crossing safety. This plan complements the FRA’s National Strategy to Prevent...HQ-2019-1338
On May 28, 2019 at approximately 5:54 a.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight train Q56027 (Train 1), consisting of 3 head-end locomotives, 116 cars, 89 loaded, 27 empties, 7,487 feet long with 11,234 trailing tons, derailed the leading axle (right and left No. 4 wheels) of locomotive...Federal Railroad Administration Launches Web Portal For Public to Report Blocked Railroad Crossings
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has established a new, dedicated webpage for the public and law enforcement to report blocked highway-rail grade crossings.
Blocked crossings occur when stopped trains impede...
Training Standards Rule
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 243, Training, Qualifications, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees requires each railroad or contractor that employs one or more safety-related railroad employees to develop and submit certain training programs to FRA for approval, and to designate the minimum training qualifications for each occupational category of employee. The regulation also requires most employers to conduct periodic oversight of their employees.
Southwest Regional Investment Fact Sheet
CONTACT: Office of Railroad Policy and Development PHONE: _ SUBJECT: High-Speed Passenger Rail, Passenger Rail KEYWORDS: Southwest Regional Investment Fact Sheet
FRA Locomotive Horn Sounding and Quiet Zone Establishment
CONTACT: PHONE: SUBJECT: Train Horn Noise KEYWORDS: Quiet Zone, Train Horns, Horns, ABSTRACT: Since their inception, railroads have sounded locomotive horns or whistles in advance of grade crossings and under other circumstances as a universal safety precaution.