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Technical Bulletins
Requirement for Certified Engineers at the Controls of Moving Locomotives or Trains
Emergency Orders
Required Florida East Coast Railroad to sound warning device at grade crossings and to revoke operating rules/bulletins to the contrary. (State had enacted "whistle ban" statute, permitting local governments to prohibit train horns during night hours.)
Technical Bulletins
Protection of Utility Employees
Abstract: Also MP&E-93-48
Technical Reports
Interim Report: Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt
Keywords: Grade Crossing, Island Circuits, Railroad Safety
Abstract: This report examines causes and prevention of loss of shunt (circuit disconnection that may cause unintended deactivation of grade crossing safety devices).
Technical Bulletins
Part 40 Interpretive Issues