Sentences with phrase «of railroad safety»

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].

FRA's Office of Railroad Safety promotes and regulates safety throughout the Nation's railroad industry.

On August 29, 2013, FRA convened an emergency session of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC).

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«We will review the full details of Transport Canada's regulations as soon as they are released and will work closely with both the railroad industry and the government to improve tank car safety.»

Steven L. Blue is the President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity, a Minnesota - based firm that manufactures high - technology safety systems for the railroad industry.

Indeed, although FRA supplanted the ICC as the agency responsible for promulgating and enforcing railroad safety programs in 1966, see Department of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 U.S.C. 103, the general framework established by the order of March 13, 1911 is still in existence today.

Glen Ellyn officials will be looking more closely at alternative ways for residents to cross the railroad tracks downtown, with hopes of easing congestion and improving safety.

The safety park will replicate a small town with streets, traffic signals and a railroad crossing, according to Mary Beth Thaman, superintendent of recreation for the park district.

- Toy can be used to teach kids about road and railroad safety - Plenty of parts to play with - Push train is good for younger kids (as opposed to an electric train)- Helps develop building skills

This train comes with a lot of accessories: a buildable tree, two figurines (train driver and car driver), flowers, crates of apples and pumpkins for loading the car, and an open level crossing, which can serve as a way to educate your young child about railroad safety.

The MTA will audit safety procedures at the Long Island Rail Road after an NTSB report criticized the railroad for lax enforcement of rules that could have saved the life of a worker struck by a train last June, railroad officials said.

The inspection included Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg and rail equipment inspectors examined 18 crude oil tank cars and found three non-critical defects, including end - of - car air hoses inadequate distances from rails and loose side safety rails.

State assemblyman Kevin Cahill, a fellow Democrat who has crossed swords with Hein over the county's assumption of Safety - Net payments from the towns, has also taken the railroad's side in the dispute.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday a new safety awareness campaign for railroad crossings, in the wake of the deadly Metro - North Feb. 3 train accident in Westchester County.

On Tuesday the NTSB released reports on five MTA accidents, with the NTSB chairman issuing a statement that «[s] eeing this pattern of safety issues in a single railroad is troubling.

Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York.

The legislator sponsored a bill last year that would require the state Department of Transportation to undertake a study of the state's 5,304 railroad crossings and make recommendations on how to improve safety.

The MTA announced a new safety awareness partnership for railroad crossings, in the wake of the deadly Metro - North Railroad Feb. 3 train crash in Westchesterrailroad crossings, in the wake of the deadly Metro - North Railroad Feb. 3 train crash in WestchesterRailroad Feb. 3 train crash in Westchester County.

The PoJo's editorial writers take a dim view of the agreement to strengthen railroad crossing safety and are skeptical it will make much difference.

NJ Transit underwent a Federal Railroad Administration audit earlier this year to examine the system's safety protocols, and authorities found dozens of violations, according to an official familiar with the matter.

Sen. David Carlucci and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti renewed their call for safety examinations of each of the states 5,000 - plus railroad crossings

Group asks state senate to enact bill that requires statewide safety study of each railroad crossing

A New York state audit has found the Department of Transportation lacked records showing adequate safety plans and inspections for many railroad bridges statewide.

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.

The administration's 2012 safety advisory has helped reduce the number of sun kink - related derailments in the U.S., and the USDOT is working with the University of California - San Diego to develop devices that enable railroads to monitor rail temperatures, said FRA spokesman Michael Cole.

Develop large libraries of training tools, technical materials and other educational resources to assist small railroads in instilling a culture of safety.

It would help to ensure that railroads have comprehensive plans to respond to derailments when they occur and better ensure the safety of communities living near railroads.»

The primary purpose of the Institute will be to conduct safety compliance assessments to measure compliance with federal safety standards and safety culture assessments to evaluate the steps each railroad is taking to promote safe practices internally.

Today's announcement includes a $ 250,000 grant to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) to begin the pilot phase of safety culture assessments.

Senior Plain Language Official Carol Darr, Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat 202-366-4277 [email protected] Federal Aviation Administration Bruce Corsino 202-493-4074 [email protected] Federal Highway Administration Mary Peterson 202-366-6426 [email protected] Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Lisa Hough 202-366-2129 [email protected] Federal Railroad Administration Sheila Gwynn 202-493-6020 [email protected] Mark Patterson 202-493-6317 [email protected] Federal Transit Administration Vernett Dillard 202-366-9758 [email protected] Maritime Administration Christine Gurland 202-366-5157 [email protected] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Julie Korkor 202-366-5470 [email protected] Office of the Secretary of Transportation Ben Sanders 202-366-4309 [email protected] Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Ola Parsons 202-366-4002 [email protected] Research and Innovative Technology Administration Renita Hamlet 202-366-6947 [email protected] Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Mary Holloman 202-366-0091 [email protected]

See Appendix B for a before - and - after comparison the Railroad Safety page on FRA's Web site, which demonstrates how the redesign dramatically improved the readability and usability of the site.

The Federal Railroad Administration today announced a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to improve the integrity of passenger train exterior side door safety systems.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its findings and recommendations from an intensive 60 - day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro - North Commuter Railroad.

With the responsibility of ensuring railroad safety throughout the nation, the FRA employs safety inspectors to monitor railroad compliance with federally mandated safety standards including track maintenance, inspection standards and operating practices.

Access to railroad safety information including accidents and incidents, inspections and highway - rail crossing data, dynamic queries, download a variety of safety database files,...

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.

The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety - sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards more than $ 400,000 to Improve Track Safety U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $ 400,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign to develop an improved system for assessing and evaluating railroad track conditions and sSafety U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $ 400,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign to develop an improved system for assessing and evaluating railroad track conditions and safetysafety.

The «Act» required DOT Agencies to implement drug testing of safety - sensitive transportation employees in the aviation, trucking (including school bus drivers, and certain limousine and van drivers), railroads, mass transit, and pipelines industries.

Today's announcement follows the deliberations of three Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) Working Groups on Appropriate Train Crew Size, Securement, and Hazardous Materials Issues.

PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration have issued several safety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tansafety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tanSafety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tank car.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today funded two grants totaling $ 350,000 to support development of a Short Line Safety Institute.

In addition to the generally applicable requirements described above (including the specific prevailing wage and labor protection requirements set forth in the RRIF statute), the rail safety standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § § 209 - 244 detail minimum safety requirements for railroad track that is part of the general railroad system of transportation.

ODAPC advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety - sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.

The emergency meeting was held to evaluate and consider wide - ranging proposals to further enhance railroad safety including the safe shipment of crude oil by rail.

«Safety is our highest priority, and we are committed to taking the necessary steps to assure the safety of those who work for railroads and shippers, and the residents and communities along shipping routes,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary AnthonySafety is our highest priority, and we are committed to taking the necessary steps to assure the safety of those who work for railroads and shippers, and the residents and communities along shipping routes,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthonysafety of those who work for railroads and shippers, and the residents and communities along shipping routes,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

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.

The FRA is sponsoring the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Demonstration Project to demonstrate the effectiveness of reporting of close calls or near misses in improving railroad safety.

WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recenrailroad crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recenRailroad Administration (FRA) today released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recenrailroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recent years.

FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; providing for the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidating government support of rail transportation activities.