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Hours of Service Compliance Manual; Freight Operations
This manual provides clarification on hours of service requirements found in the HSL, Title 49 CFR Part 228, Hours of Service Recordkeeping, and FRA hours of service interpretations and policies. Because of the amount of guidance that exists to address the complexity of hours of service...News Digest: FRA Adjustment of Risk Threshold for Establishing Quiet Zones May Aid Communities and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Announces Rule to Help Passengers and Crewmembers in the Event of Emergency
FRA Adjustment of Risk Threshold for Establishing Quiet Zones May Aid Communities. The Federal Railroad Administration’s annual adjustment of the Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT) may provide some relief for communities struggling to establish or maintain quiet zones while...
Federal Railroad Administration Celebrates Opening of New Railroad Bridge: Recovery Act Rail Project Completed Early and Under Budget
OSAGE CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new railroad bridge that will eliminate the last chokepoint along the line between Jefferson City and St. Louis. The $28...