FRA rigorously examines safety and quality of life implications of long trains
Agency finalizes three new research reports, building on previous safety warnings to Class I railroads and efforts to gather more information on long trains
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Agency finalizes three new research reports, building on previous safety warnings to Class I railroads and efforts to gather more information on long trains
Railroad industry news about: Federal Railroad Administration, final reports, research, long-train safety and performance. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine
New federal certification rules finalized Monday for train dispatchers and signal repairmen will set minimum standards to counteract the investor pressure on railroads to continually cut costs while making sure those employees have the skills they need to operate all the high-tech systems on today’s trains. The new Federal Railroad Administration rules are the latest steps in the agency’s broad efforts to improve rail safety since the disastrous East Palestine derailment in Ohio last year although these rules were in the works years before that train crash. FRA Administrator Am...
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