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16 Mar 2016

Emergency Declarations

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event

Subject Emergency Declarations

Keywords: flooding, emergency, declarations

Abstract: Pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 211.45, Federal Railroad Administration Executive Director Corey Hill, acting for the Administrator, has determined...

FRA Docket Number
FRA-2006

14 Mar 2016

Accident Investigations

HQ-2016-1117 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: Accident Investigations, Amtrak, BNSF

Abstract: On March 14, 2016, at 12:02 a.m., CDT, an eastbound Amtrak passenger train, ATK 4, traveling on BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) La Junta Subdivision, derailed just west of BNSF Milepost 373...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Amtrak ((National Railroad Passenger Corporation) ATK)
Location

Cimarron, KS
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2016-1117
Investigation Status
Finalized

14 Mar 2016

Accident Investigations

HQ-2016-1118 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: Accident Investigations, Union Pacific

Abstract: On Monday, March 14, 2016, at approximately 9:41 p.m., MDT, westbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) inter-modal freight train, KG1LAC-13, consisting of three head-end locomotives,...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Head End Collision (HEC)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
Location

Granger, WY
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2016-1118
Investigation Status
Finalized

11 Mar 2016

Other Reports

Notice of Request for Proposals for Implementing a High-Speed Rail Corridor

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail

Keywords: RFP, High, Speed, Rail, FAST, Act

Abstract: FRA is soliciting and encouraging the submission of proposals to finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain a high-speed rail (HSR) system. Section 11308 of the Fixing...

Report Number
FRA-2016-0014
Office
ROA

8 Mar 2016

IMOUs

Metra Mechanical Engineering Police IMOU