NTSB Safety Recommendation R08-13

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendation R08-13

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

May 22, 2008

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Safety Recommendation R-08-13

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following
recommendation to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration:

With the assistance of the Federal Railroad Administration,
evaluate the risks posed to train crews by unit trains
transporting hazardous materials, determine the optimum
separation requirements between occupied locomotives and
hazardous materials cars, and revise 49 Code of Federal
Regulations 174.85 accordingly. (R-08-13)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2008/R08_13.pdf

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