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Rail Temperature Control System for Improved Railway Safety

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has developed a tunable passive solution for limiting the maximum temperature of railroad track. The Rail Temperature Control System (RTCS) demonstrated the capability to reduce the maximum steel rail temperature by 20 °F during thermal cycling. This Phase I Small...

Short Line Safety Institute: 2016 Systematic Review

Since 2015, the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has been conducting voluntary, non-punitive Safety Culture Assessments of short line and regional railroads (i.e., Class II and Class III railroads). Participating railroads’ identities are held confidential. The railroad receives an Assessment...

Railroad Safety National Inspection Plan

The National Inspection Plan (NIP), issued annually by the Office of Safety, is comprised of eight regional plans which describe the Federal Railroad Administration safety program to be implemented by Federal and State railroad safety personnel throughout the country. The NIP sets goals and...

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 165: Calendar Year 1996

Railroads must file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 16.5 is a summary of accident/incident data reported by 704 railroads for calendar year 1996.

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 163: Calendar Year 1994

Railroads must file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 163 is a summary of accident/incident data reported by 688 railroads for calendar year 1994.

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 162: Calendar Year 1993

Railroads must file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 162 is a summary of accident/incident data reported by 668 railroads for calendar year 1993. The FRA Guide For Preparing Accident/Incident Reports was reprinted in 1993...

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 161: Calendar Year 1992

Railroads must file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 161 is a summary of accident/incident data reported by 635 railroads for calendar year 1992. Improvements occurred in most of the major categories used to measure...

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 160: Calendar Year 1991

Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety in accordance with 49 CFR 225. Bulletin 160 summarizes reportable accidents/incidents that occurred in the United states during 1991.

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 159: Calendar Year 1990

Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) ·Office of Safety 'in accordance with 49 "¢FR 225. Bulletin 159 summarizes reportable accidents/incidents that occurred in the United States during 1990.