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Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1323 (Finalized)
Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway; Cloquet, MN; track; equipment
Abstract: At 11:25 a.m., CST, BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train C-BTMCOB0-13B (Train 1), derailed near Cloquet, Minnesota. The derailment occurred as Train 1 operated westbound on the Lakes...
Cloquet, MN
United States
Compliance Manuals
Motive Power and Equipment Enforcement Manual – Railroad Safety Appliance Standards
Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to promote safety in every area of railroad operations related to Railroad Safety Appliance Standards and reduce railroad-related accidents and...
Technical Bulletins
Manufacture and repair of operating platforms and operating platform safety railings on tank cars without underframes
Keywords: Technical Bulletin 98-14; part 231 ; title 49 ;
Safety Advisories
Safety practices related to the lifting or jacking of railroad equipment in order to remove trucks or repair other components on a piece of railroad equipment which require individuals to work beneath railroad equipment while it is raised
Technical Bulletins
Use of Air Flow Method as an Alternative To Air Brake Leakage Tests
Keywords: operational end of train device; AFM ;