July 15, 2020: Petition for Waiver of Compliance
CSX has petitioned FRA for a waiver of compliance regarding 49 CFR 225.25(h), which requires monthly listings of employee reportable injuries, occupational […]
Month: July 2020
July 10, 2020: Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services Receives 2020 Best of Bensalem Award
Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services is proud to announce that they have won the Best of Bensalem Award for six consecutive years. […]
July 8, 2020: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety released a list of applications for actions on special permits that have been granted. Interested parties […]
July 8, 2020: Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permits
The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety received several applications for modification of special permits. Interested parties may submit comments on any application […]
July 8, 2020: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety received numerous applications for special permits. Interested parties may submit comments on any application until August […]
July 7, 2020: Commentary: What are best practices for private railcar storage?
Here are things the regulators don’t tell you about marshaling and storing freight cars. Such as how to detect rail head wear. […]
July 7, 2020: (FR) Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the updates to the regulations for identifying ignitable hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery […]
July 6, 2020: Union Pacific Coal Train Derailed in Wisconsin
On Sunday afternoon, thirteen Union Pacific coal cars derailed in Oostburg, Wisconsin. The cause of the derailment is under investigation and no […]
July 2, 2020: Severe Thunderstorms in Texas Derail 86 Rail Cars
A severe thunderstorm that moved through west Texas caused 86 cars to derail just south of Interstate 20 in Midland, Texas on […]
July 1, 2020: Notice of Intent To Grant a Buy America Exemption to Amtrak To Purchase Certain Non-Domestic Track Maintenance Equipment
The Federal Railroad Administration issued a notice of intent to grant the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) an exemption from the Buy […]