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Safety Advisories
Ballast Defects and Conditions—Importance of Identification and Repair in Preventing Development of Unsafe Combinations of Track Conditions

Subject
                    Safety Advisories,
                    Track,
                    Tracks & Structures

**Keywords:** Safety Advisories, Track, Ballast
**Abstract:** FRA is issuing this safety advisory to emphasize the importance of timely repairing ballast defects and conditions on main tracks.  FRA notes that ballast defects and ballast...
Safety Advisory Number
              2015-04
    9
Jul
2012
Safety Advisories
Buckling-Prone Conditions in Continuous Welded Rail Track

Subject
                    Continuous Welded Rail,
                    Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
                    Track,
                    Tracks & Structures

**Keywords:** Continuous Welded Rail; CWR

Safety Advisory Number
              2012-03
    5
Dec
2011
Safety Advisories
Bridge Walkway Hazards

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety,
                    Tracks & Structures

**Keywords:** Bridge and Structures Safety; Grating; bridge worker; scaffolding; timber tie

Safety Advisory Number
              2011-03
    2
Sep
1997
Safety Advisories
Flash Flooding

Subject
                    Track,
                    Tracks & Structures

**Keywords:** Damage to tracks, roadbed, and bridges

Safety Advisory Number
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