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Federal Railroad Administration Issues Safety Advisory on Bridges

Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration Safety Advisory 2007-03, September 11, 2007. ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory; Railroad Bridge Safety–Explanation and Amplification of FRA’s “Statement of Agency Policy on the Safety of Railroad Bridges.” [Federal Register: September 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 175)] [Notices][Page 51898-51901]

  • SUMMARY: “FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2007-03 recommending that owners of track carried on one or more railroad bridges adopt safety practices to prevent the deterioration of railroad bridges and reduce the risk of casualties from train derailments caused by structural failures of such bridges.”
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