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Forms and Templates
6180.167 -- Bridge Inspection Report Public Version Request Form
Reports to Congress
FRA Report to Congress on the Comprehensive Rail Safety Review of Amtrak
Keywords: Amtrak Safety Audit; Amtrak; FRA Audit Report
Press Releases
Statement of Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose On the Derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder in Buelow, Montana
Keywords: Derailment, Amtrak, Buelow, Montana
Other Reports
Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting: Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT), Vol. 2, Appendices A, B, and D
Keywords: Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting: Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT), Vol. 2, Appendices A, B, and D
Abstract: Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting: Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT), Vol. 2, Appendices A, B, and D
Research Results
Report on the New Rail Integrity and Performance Testing at the Mega Sites
Keywords: Rail, rolling contact fatigue, RCF, wear, friction control, grinding
Abstract: Since 2005, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have co-sponsored ongoing rail performance testing under mainline heavy...