New Requirements and Recommendations from the FRA & PHMSA to Prevent Unintended Movement of HazMat Rail Cars
In a response to the July 6, 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, and before the investigation into the crash is complete, on August 2nd the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the USDOT announced its intent to prevent similar accidents caused by trains operating on mainline tracks or sidings from moving unintentionally. (more…)