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Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns
- The Transportation Department will train 163 track inspectors to identify critical problems with railroad bridges.
- Currently, only seven employees at the Federal Railroad Administration are qualified to assess bridges.
- About 10% of U.S. railroads have not had their bridge management programs audited, even 15 years after new safety standards were implemented.
- The Association of American Railroads supports the increase in trained inspectors to ensure the safety of rail bridges.
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FRA to train track inspectors to examine bridges
An Amtrak Acela crosses the Saugatuck River Bridge in Westport, Conn. The Federal Railroad Administration will begin training track inspectors to also inspect bridges. David Lassen WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration will train more than 160 current federal and state track inspectors to handle bridge inspections, as well, the FRA has announced, increasing the number of inspectors who monitor bridges from the current figure of less t…
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Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns
The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the railroads themselves will still be responsible for inspecting their own bridges and the results will still be kept
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