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23 Feb 2018

Annual Enforcement Report

Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report

Subject Accident Reduction, Enforcement

Abstract:

For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal...

31 Dec 2016

Annual Enforcement Report

Fiscal Year 2016 Enforcement Report

Subject Accident Reduction, Enforcement

Abstract:

In 2016, for a second year in a row, as part of a continued effort to increase consequences of violations which negatively impact safety, FRA took significant steps to increase...

5 Dec 2016

Safety Advisories

Mitigation and Investigation of Passenger Rail Human Factor Related Accidents and Operations in Terminals and Stations With Stub End Tracks

Subject Safety Advisories

Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2016–03 to stress to passenger and commuter railroads the importance of taking action to help mitigate human factor accidents, assist in the...

Safety Advisory Number
2016–03

28 Nov 2016

Safety Advisories

Identification and Mitigation of Hazards Through Job Safety Briefings and Hazard Recognition Strategies

Subject Safety Advisories

Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2016–02 out of concern for the number of railroad and railroad contractor fatalities that occur when roadway workers perform certain activities that...

Safety Advisory Number
2016-02

31 May 2016

Reports to Congress

Industry Response to Safety Advisories

Subject Safety Advisories

Keywords: Safety, Safety Advisories, Infrastructure

Abstract:

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114-94). The FAST Act in section 11406(e), “Speed Limit...