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Tank Car Vent and Burn Process Study: Phase I

The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), under Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Hazmat Transportation Safety Research and Development Strategic Plan, conducted a study of vent and burn as a method of hazardous materials incident mitigation. The purpose of the study was to...

Tank Car Vent and Burn Process Study: Phase II

The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Hazmat Transportation Safety Research and Development Strategic Plan, conducted a study of vent and burn as a method of hazardous materials incident mitigation. The purpose of the study was to develop...

Trespass Prevention

FRA works in partnership with railroads, state and local governments, and organizations to conduct outreach efforts to raise awareness about the inherent dangers and consequences of trespassing on railroad property—illegally entering or remaining on a railroad right-of-way. FRA also provides multiple resources to assist these stakeholders and the public to prevent trespassing.

Accident Investigation Summary Report HQ-2023-1843

On April 27, 2023, at approximately 12:01 pm CDT, BNSF intermodal Train-25 derailed at Milepost (MP) 268.8 on BNSF’s Chicago Division, Aurora Subdivision in De Soto, Wisconsin.  The train was 5,060 feet, weighing 3,809 tons, and was conventionally configured with three headend locomotives...