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8 Mar 2006

Safety Advisories

Provides the industry additional information on the potential catastrophic failure of certain railroad freight car side frame castings manufactured by National Castings of Mexico's (NCM) Sahagun, Mexico facility and Buckeye Steel Castings' (Buckeye)

Subject Motive Power and Equipment

Keywords: side frames; bolster; crack ; derailment ; critical load bearing

Safety Advisory Number
2006-01

1 Jul 2005

Publications

Invitation to Join C3RS Demonstration Project

Subject Risk Reduction Program

Keywords: C3RS

20 Apr 2005

Safety Advisories

Provides information on the potential catastrophic failure of locomotive main reservoir tanks manufactured by R&R Metal Fabricators, Incorporated, and installed on General Electric Transportation System (GETS) locomotives

Subject Motive Power and Equipment

Keywords: Locomotive Safety Standards; General electric Transport Systems; GETS; main resevoir ; R&R metal fabricators

Safety Advisory Number
2005-02

30 Mar 2005

IMOUs

C3RS Model MOU

Subject Risk Reduction Program

Keywords: C3RS

21 Mar 2005

Technical Bulletins

Guidelines for Preparing New MP&E Violation Report FRA F-6180.109

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Motive Power and Equipment

Keywords: RISPC ; FRA Form F 6180.109; violation report

Bulletin Number
MP&E 05-01
Discipline
Motive Power and Equipment