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          Amtrak: Mechanical IMOU;  Train, Yard, Engine IMOU; TCU/IAM and ATDA C3RS IMOU
	Belt Railway of Chicago
	Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
	D&I Railroad
	Delaware Lackawanna Railroad
	Denton County Transportation Authority
	Georgia Central Railway
	Goose Lake Railway
	Heart of Georgia Railroad
	Juniata Valley Railroad
	Long Island Rail Road: IMOU; Modification No. 1
	Lycoming Valley Railroad
	MBTA/Keolis
	Metra: IMOU; Mechanical, Engineering, Police IMOU
	Metro North Railroad: IMOU; Mechanical and Engineering IMOU
	Metrolink
	New Jersey Transit: IMOU; Amendment No. 1;  Mechanical Crafts IMOU
	New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
	Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad
	Norfolk Southern Railway Pilot Program
	North County Transit District (Coaster)
	North Shore Railroad
	SEPTA: IMOU, Mechanical and Engineering IMOU
	Shamokin Valley Railroad
	Steamtown National Historic Site
	Strasburg Rail Road
	St. Mary’s Railway West
	Union County Industrial RailroadThe following railroads have committed to joining C3RS and are in the implementation and development stage.

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	Providence and Worcester RailroadFRA is accepting new sites. Contact the FRA C3RS Implementation Team at frac3rs@dot.gov to learn how to join.
              Confidential Close Call Reporting Proving its Worth

IMPORTANT FINAL REPORT

In 2019, the Volpe Center released its Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Lessons Learned Evaluation – Final Report. Click here to read how C3RS is helping railroad safety.
      
    
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