Government Links
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Code of Federal Regulation - Government Printing Office To look up laws pertaining to railroads, scroll down to CFR 49 on this web page. Adobe documents can be downloaded from this site.
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security - Railroad Security Announcement
U.S. Department of the Interior
April 4, 2003 - News Release - Babineaux
September 15, 2003 News Release - Boyd
October 2, 2003 News Release - Dennis
November 14, 2003 News Release - Boyd
Federal Register items from DOT seeking public comments
DOT Library - Special Collections New 9/25/2007
I.C.C. Investigations of Railroad Accidents (1911-1993) New 9/25/2007
DOT Docket Management System This link has documents open for comments. It also has a list server that allows you to subscribe to a mailing list which will automatically notify you thru email when new documents are published.
This is an example of how to do a search on the above link for DOT documents:
Click the above link to the Docket Management System.
Click the tab at the top of the page that says "Advanced Search".
Under Agency - choose "FRA".
Under "Docket Number" enter 7325
Click "Search".
The above search should bring up a set of documents that have been filed with the FRA concerning Remote Control Locomtives.
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: CFR 49 This is a direct link to the CFR 49 section of the new GPO beta test site for accessing Federal Regulations. Read their disclaimer when using this site at the following link - Electronic Code user information.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Railway Administration
FRA Office of Safety (Accident information) New 9/25/2007
FRA Safety Advisory - Sleep Disorders PDF
Indiana Dept. of Trans. - Interstate 69
National Technical Information Service
National Transportation Safety Board
BNSF Wreck at Clarendon, TX - Cell Phone Usage
NTSB - Publications - Railroad Studies and Special Reports
OSHA Hazard Information Bulletins
OSHA Remote Control Locomotive Warning
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Washington (State) Utilities and Transportation Commission
Write Your Representative - Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives.