eLibrary Search
The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.
Can I find All FRA Documents in the Library?
Some "documents" may not appear here for the following reasons:
- Document resides on an external site for the record of source, links to the document are provided in context but not in the library as FRA does not maintain this record. This document lives on another website.
- Document has not yet been assigned keywords.
- Document is historical and has been removed from library to avoid confusion with current publications.
- Document is public affairs & policy related, such as press releases, speeches, testimony, or fact sheet. These press-related documents can now be found in the FRA Newsroom.
- Document is related to rules and notices. This information can now be found on the Rulemakings search and the Notices search, respectively.
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
Research Results
Thermite Head-Defect Repair Welds at the Eastern Mega Site
Keywords: Rail, weld, thermite, railhead repair, rail welding, revenue service
Abstract: From October 2013 to March 2017, thermite head-defect repair test welds from two different suppliers were installed at the eastern mega site near Princeton, WV, on mainline...
Research Results
Drainage Properties of Fine Contaminated Ballast
Keywords: Ballast, fines, drainage, mud pumping, track
Abstract: In 2017, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) completed the initial phase of testing on a “Rainy Section” in the High...
Other Reports
SOFA Switching Fatality and Severe Injury Update 3rd Quarter 2018
Keywords: SOFA
Other Reports
SOFA Switching Fatality and Severe Injury Update 2nd Quarter 2018
Keywords: SOFA