September 26, 2024 | CSX, Fatigue, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains.com, September 24, 2024) The probable cause of a fatal accident involving a conductor trainee in CSX’s yard in Cumberland, Md., last summer was the train’s movement through an unidentified and unmitigated close clearance location, the National...
April 3, 2024 | Fatigue, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that the Federal Railroad Administration needs to improve its oversight of procedures related to railroad hours of...
June 23, 2023 | Fatigue, FRA, News
While fatigue in the railroad workplace is a widely acknowledged issue, a new study released by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 15 examines the impact of fatigue on train crews as they commute to and from work. The 72-page fatigue study is titled...
June 17, 2022 | Fatigue, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, June 13, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration is now requiring the Class I railroads, Amtrak and commuter railroads to include fatigue risk management plans as part of their larger system safety and risk reduction programs. Full story:...
