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PHMSA and FRA issued a supplementary safety advisory, Safety Advisory 2013 - 07, on November 20, 2013, to emphasize the importance of proper characterization, classification, and selection of a packing group for Class 3 materials (flammable liquids, including petroleum crude oil), and to reinforce the need to follow the Federal hazardous materials regulations for safety and security planning.

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The heat waves that scorched much of the U.S. in 2012 — the hottest year on record in the continental U.S. — and the sun kinks they created caused enough derailments that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a special safety advisory that summer warning railroads that they should be sure to inspect buckling - prone sections of track.

After Operation Deep Dive is complete, FRA will issue a report with findings and recommendations.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an industry - wide Safety Advisory to help ensure railroads adhere to federal regulations regarding maximum authorized train speed limits.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an Emergency Order (EO 29) to Metro - North Commuter Railroad (MNCW) to take specific, immediate steps to ensure its train crews do not exceed speed limitations.

FRA plans to issue an additional NPRM based on the consensus recommendations of the Securement Working Group and approved by the full RSAC that would prohibit certain unattended freight trains or standing freight cars on main track or sidings and require railroads to adopt and implement procedures to verify securement of trains and unattended equipment for emergency responders.

FRA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are working together on these grants, with FRA generally focusing on the PTC technical issues and FTA focusing on grants management.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a new final rule which requires passenger railroads to proactively identify potential safety hazards across their operations and work to reduce and mitigate them.

Today's EO follows a letter issued by the FRA earlier this week calling on Metro - North to launch a safety stand - down with all employees and to fully implement the confidential close call reporting system, which has helped improve rail safety on other lines.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Issues New Critical Incident Stress Plan Rule.

FRA and PHMSA also issued a joint Safety Advisory, Number 2014 - 01, to the rail industry strongly recommending the use of tank cars with the highest level of integrity in their fleet when transporting Bakken crude oil.

In September 2010, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a final rule restricting railroad operating employees from improperly using cell phones and other distracting electronic devices.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a rule prohibiting railroad employees from using personal cell phones and other electronic devices on the job, in response to a September 2008 Metrolink crash that killed 25 people in Chatsworth, California.

Title: FRA to Issue Proposed Rule on Minimum Train Crew Size Link: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/fra-issue-proposed-rule-min...

For legal issues: Veronica Chittim, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20950 (telephone: [phone]), [email protected]; or Gahan Christenson, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20950 (telephone: [phone]), [email protected].

For program issues: Dr. Bernard J. Arseneau, Medical Director, Office of Railroad Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: [phone]), [email protected]; or Ronald Hynes, Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, Office of Railroad Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: [phone]), [email protected].

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