Documents

 

Amtrak funding letter from Congressman Johnson - 15th Dist. PDF

 

BLET State Legislative Board Chairmen - Contact Information. pdf

 

BLET Reference Manual of Railroad Worker Fatigue .doc

 

BLET Reference Manual of Railroad Worker Fatigue. tm

 

BLET Response to FRA RCL Final Report.pdf

 

Champaign County Remote Control Resolution. PDF

 

Compliance with Railroad Operating Rules and Corporate Culture Influences. PDF

 

Congressman Gene Green's Letter to Congress PDF

 

Crew Transport Complaint Form - PDF

 

Crew Transport Complaint Form - HTML

 

Cumulative Trauma/Whole-Body Vibration Seminar.pdf

 

Employee First Aid - Illinois Public Act 094-0318.pdf

 

Engineer Certification Changes (effective Jan. 07, 2000). PDF

 

FRA - Final Rule on Drug and Alcohol Testing - Dec. 31, 2003 .PDF

 

FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing Information .pdf

 

FRA Alcohol and Drug Testing Compliance Manual.pdf

 

FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing Interpretive Guide Manual.pdf

 

FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing - June 25, 2008 Changes.pdf  New June 27, 2008

 

FRA Memorandum - Hours of Service Interpretations - OP-04-29 - Feb. 3, 2004.pdf

 

FRA Final Report to Congress on Remote Control Locomotives.pdf

 

FRA Post Accident Testing Flow Chart.pdf

 

FRA Regulatory Overview (Safety Rulemaking, Reports, and Program Development) Aug 18, 2003.pdf

 

FRA Memo on Date Extension of Power Brake Law. PDF

 

FRA Notice of Safety Advisory 2001-01 (Remote Control) - PDF

 

FRA Document_10-27-06LocomotiveCabNoise.pdf

 

FRA Document - Overview of final rule on Human Factor Accident Prevention.pdf 2/16/2008

    

          FRA-CFR Part 218 Subpart F - revised final rule with BLET comments.pdf  New 6/13/2008

 

FRA_Document_NoiseFinalRule.pdf

 

DOT/FRA fatigue assessment tool.pdfNew 11/29/2006

 

FRA Whistle Ban Interim Final Rule - PDF

 

FRA-2006-24840 ATDA BLET Comments - Remote Authority.pdf

 

GAO Report to Congress on Freight Railroads - Oct. 2006.pdf 2mg (large file)

 

HB-0313 "Addition to Van Bill" HTML

 

Illinois Commerce Commission - Crossing improvement program for 2008.pdf New 8/16/2007

 

Illinois Handbook of Government 2005-2006.pdf

 

Illinois - Safe walkways law - railroads 093-0791.pdf New 06/14/2007

 

Illinois Register Vol. 29, Issue 8 - Safe Walkway Regulations can be found starting on Pg. 102New1/9/2008

 

Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act  of 2007. Pub. L. 110-53 (Aug. 3, 2007) New 8/5/2008

 

Locomotive Inspection Checklist. PDF

 

Locomotive Safety Standards - 49CFR229.htm

 

Locomotive Safety Standards - 49cfr229.pdf

 

Locomotive Cab Sanitation Guide

 

Letter to the Illinois 93rd General Assembly-Feb-03.htm

 

Letter from Senator Dale A. Righter - 55th Dist.  Re. HB 2449.pdf

 

National Labor Relations Act.pdf 

 

NTSB Report on Remote Control Accident at A&S Hump Yard in East St. Louis, Illinois

 

NTSB Safety Recomendations R-06-03 through 06 - Adequate sleep.pdf

 

NTSB Report on Feb. 9, 2003 - Tamaroa, Illinois derailment.pdf

 

NTSB Safety Recommendations R-06-8 and 9  Power-assisted switch machines.pdf

 

NTSB Safety Recommendation R-06-17 - Adequate Sleep - UP Accident - June 28, 2004.pdf

 

PAC Contribution Form - New Form - July 2004 PDF

 

PAC Fund Web Presentation

 

PAC Fund Power Point Presentation

 

Public Act 92-0108 "Van Bill"  HTML

 

Public Act 094-0846 "Railroad Police Act.pdf"

 

The Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007.pdf  New 8/4/2007

 

Rail Teamster Summer 2006 issue - Contains articles on Vibrations in the Cab & Security in the States

 

Safety of Remote Control Operations - March 2006 - Final Report.PDF

 

US Dept. of Transportation - Secretary's Action Plan - Highway-Rail Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention.pdf

 

What Every Railroad Worker Should Know About The Federal Safety Laws and Regulations.PDF April 2006 - Very large document.

 

 

 


 

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