Government Links



 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

 

CIA World Factbook

 

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 Energy

 

Department of Health and Human Services

 

     Division of Workplace Services Contains list of authorized drug testing labs.

 

Department of Homeland Security

    

     Transportation Security Administration

          Rail Security Action Items

          Rail Security Fact Sheet

 

     Suspicious Activity Reporting Criteria for Infrastructure Owners and Operators

 

U.S. Department of the Interior

 

Department of Justice

 

Department of Labor

Department of Transportation

     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 search for Interstate 69

     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.

 

     *49 CFR Part 222 Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Hi-way-Rail Crossings.

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

F.B.I. issues warning about threat to nations railroads - go to F.B.I site under press releases for details......

Federal Courts:

     Supreme Court of the United States

     Federal Courts of the United States

Federal Election Commission

Federal Railway Administration

     FRA Office of Safety (Accident information) New 9/25/2007

     FRA - Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Home Page

     FRA - Rules

     FRA Safety Advisory - Sleep Disorders PDF

FedWorld.gov

Government Printing Office

New Interstate, I69, to bypass Illinois and be a NAFTA corridor.....click here or on link below.....

Indiana Dept. of Trans. - Interstate 69

Library of Congress

National Archives

National Mediation Board

     Railway Labor Act Resources

     The Railway Labor Act

National Technical Information Service

National Transportation Safety Board

     Railroad Accidents

          BNSF Wreck at Clarendon, TX - Cell Phone Usage

          NTSB Recommendations for Emergency Response Practice -R06_18.pdf

     NTSB - Publications - Railroad Studies and Special Reports

OSHA

     OSHA Hazard Information Bulletins

     OSHA Remote Control Locomotive Warning

Regulations.gov -Fed. Gov. site to find, view and comment on regulations and other actions for all Fed. Agencies. New 1/25/2007

      *note- The above web site lets you do the same thing for all Federal Agencies as the DOT Docket Management System which is also linked on this page.

State of Illinois

     Illinois Commerce Commission - Title 92 Transportation Codes

     Illinois General Assembly - Legislation - Railroad Laws

     Illinois State Board of Elections

Click here to go to the Secretary of States web page of publications such as Illinois Blue Book ect.........

Surface Transportation Board

Thomas

USA Jobs

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

U.S. Senate

     Contact Senator Richard J. Durbin

     Contact Senator Barack Obama

U.S. House of Representatives

     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure -- Railroads

     Write Your Representative - U.S. House of Representatives.

Voter Registration Forms

Washington (State) Utilities and Transportation Commission

White House