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Commentary: What are best practices for private railcar storage?

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Here are things the regulators don’t tell you about marshaling and storing freight cars.

Such as how to detect rail head wear. Most railroad executives would not know how to do this

Jim Blaze rail accident investigation PowerPoint notes  1999-2015

This commentary will include a few pointers that your favorite Class 1 railroad salesperson won’t typically pass on as...

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Federal Railroad Administration extends temporary safety waivers

A photograph of two railcars.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is extending the length of time that freight and passenger railroads are waived from complying with certain safety regulations, according to recent filings.

In March,  the agency granted the temporary waivers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Freight and passenger railroad trade groups had argued that social distancing makes it difficult to comply with some of the safety regulations, such as those for drug and alcohol testing, training and crew...

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DOT using Postal Service to step up face mask distribution

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to distribute 15.6 million cloth masks throughout the freight and passenger sector in a ramp-up of efforts by the Trump Administration to keep the coronavirus pandemic under control among transportation workers.

“Transportation workers are on the frontlines of keeping our transportation systems operational during this public health emergency and their well-being and safety is paramount,” commented U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on May...

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