FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: SAFETY ADVISORY 2023-01; EVALUATION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HOT BEARING WAYSIDE DETECTORS (SECOND SUPPLEMENT)

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Safety Advisory 2023-01; Evaluation of Policies and Procedures Related to the Use and Maintenance of Hot Bearing Wayside Detectors (Second Supplement).

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 17 by Amitabha Bose, Administrator.

Summary: FRA is issuing this Second Supplement to Safety Advisory 2023-01 to reiterate and expand upon the recommendations in its previously published Safety Advisories related to hot bearing wayside detectors (HBDs). This Safety Advisory reiterates FRA's previous recommendations in Safety Advisory 2023-01 and its June 14, 2023 Supplement, and expands on the recommendations to incorporate the findings of FRA's ongoin...