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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is conducting a study of freight trains longer than 7,500 feet using an ad hoc study committee of experts. The period of performance is from September 2022 to June 2024. The committee will examine factors associated with the operation of these trains, including train dynamics and handling, braking, distributive power, communications and training. The scope of task will also include impacts on labor and crew requirements, highway rail grade crossings, passenger rail operations and air quality. The study was requested by Congress and is sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration.
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Long Freight Trains: Ensuring Safe Operations, Mitigating Adverse Impacts
Consensus Study Report
·2024
Longer trains have more cars, possibly a greater variety of car types and sizes, and more requirements for power distributed across the train in comparison with shorter manifest trains. Because of this and other factors, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) should revise the Risk Reduction Prog...
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