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2 Sep 2021

Safety Advisories

Positive Train Control Interface Design Issue With Locomotive and Cab Car Braking Systems

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Advisories

Keywords: positive train control, PTC, interface design issue, locomotive, cab car, braking systems

Safety Advisory Number
2021-01

21 May 2021

Safety Advisories

SOFA Safety Alert - May 2021

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Advisories

Keywords: SOFA

19 Nov 2020

Safety Advisories

SOFA Safety Alert - November 2020 - Close Clearance

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Advisories

Keywords: SOFA

Abstract:

With the recent switching fatalities, the SOFA Working Group is concerned by the 159 injuries that occurred August 2019 through August, 2020 and...

13 Apr 2020

Policy and Guidance

FRA Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Safety Advisories

Abstract:

On March 23, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) issued DOT Guidance on Compliance with Drug and Alcohol...

28 May 2019

Reference Materials

An Implementation Guide for Wayside Detector Systems

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Rolling Stock

Keywords: Bearing temperatures, calibration, Dynamic Ratio, DR, Hot Box Detectors, HBD, Truck Hunting Detector, THD, wayside detector systems, wheel flats, Wheel Impact Load Detector, WILD, Wheel Temperature Detector, WTD

Abstract: The guide briefly reviews different wayside detector systems in North America’s rail network, including Acoustic Bearing Detectors (ABD) (Trackside Acoustic Detection System [TADS...