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(Note: these could all be considered standalone methods of operation and may be
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Drug/Alcohol Test. A drug/alcohol test produces a physical or chemical reaction by which a
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substance may be detected or its properties ascertained, and includes both Federal and employerauthorized tests to determine alcohol or drug usage. A test performed under FRA requirements
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is considered positive when the test result has been verified as positive by a medical review
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officer and reported to the employer. A test performed under other authorization is considered
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positive when the employer will defend the results if legally challenged. (Refer to 49 CFR
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Part 219, Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, for additional information.)
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First-Aid Treatment. Treatment that is limited to simple procedures used to treat minor
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conditions, such as abrasions, cuts, bruises, and splinters. First-aid treatment is typically
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confined to a single treatment and does not require special skills or procedures. First aid
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treatment is specifically addressed in Chapter 6 of this Guide.
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Hazardous Material. A substance or material, including a hazardous substance, which has been
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determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to
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health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and which has been so designated.
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See § 171.8.
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Hazardous Material Residue. The hazardous material remaining in a packaging, including a
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tank car, after its contents have been unloaded to the maximum extent practicable and before the
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packaging is either refilled or cleaned of hazardous material and purged to remove any hazardous
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vapors.
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Additional guidance concerning Federal requirements as to the identification and shipment of
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hazardous material can be found in 49 CFR Parts 100 to 180.
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Miles Traveled.
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Passenger-mile. The movement of a passenger for a distance of 1 mile.
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Train-mile. The movement of a train for a distance of 1 mile. Mileage is not to be increased
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because of the presence of multiple locomotives in the train. (See definition of “train.”)
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Yard Switching Train-Mile. May be computed at the rate of 6 mph for the time actually
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engaged in yard switching service (or any other method that will yield a more accurate count)
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if actual mileage is not known.
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Operation of a Railroad. Inclusive term used to describe all activities of a railroad related to
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the performance of its rail transportation business.
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Other Accidents.
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Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident. Any impact between on-track railroad
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equipment and a highway user at a highway-rail grade crossing. Highway-rail grade crossing
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means: (1) a location where a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, including
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associated sidewalks, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade; or (2) a location where a
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pathway explicitly authorized by a public authority or a railroad carrier that is dedicated for
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the use of non-vehicular traffic, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and others, that is not
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associated with a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, crosses one or more
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railroad tracks at grade. The term “sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb
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line, or the lateral line of a roadway, and the adjacent property line or, on easements of
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private property, that portion of a street that is paved or improved and intended for use by
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pedestrians. (See figure one below) The term “highway user” includes automobiles, buses,
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trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, farm vehicles, pedestrians, and all other modes of surface
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transportation motorized and un-motorized. All crossing locations within industry and rail
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yards, ports, and dock areas are considered highway-rail grade crossings within the meaning
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of the term.
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The below illustration is intended to provide additional clarification regarding sidewalks
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associated with highway-rail grade crossings.
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Figure 1: Illustration of sidewalks associated with highway-rail grade crossings.
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Obstruction Accident. An accident/incident in which a consist strikes: 1) a bumping post
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or a foreign object on the track right-of-way; 2) a highway vehicle at a location other than a
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highway-rail grade crossing site; 3) derailed equipment; or 4) a track motorcar or similar
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work equipment not equipped with AAR couplers and not operating under train rules.
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Explosion-Detonation. An accident/incident caused by the detonation of material carried or
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transported by rail. A detonation occurs when a shock wave exceeds the speed of sound.
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Explosions-detonations resulting from mishaps during loading or unloading operations, and
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those caused by fire aboard on-track equipment, are included in this definition.
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Fire or Violent Rupture. An accident/incident caused by combustion or violent release of
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material carried by or transported by rail. Examples of this type include fuel and electrical
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equipment fires, crankcase explosions, and violent releases of liquefied petroleum gas or
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anhydrous ammonia.
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Other Impacts. An accident/incident, not classified as a collision, that involves contact
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between on-track equipment. Generally, these involve single cars or cuts of cars that are
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damaged during switching, train makeup, setting out, etc., operations. If both consists
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contain a locomotive, an EMU locomotive, or a DMU locomotive, the event should be
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classified as a collision between trains.
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Other Accidents/Incidents. Events not classified as one of the preceding types.
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On-Track Rail Equipment.
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Equipment Consist. An equipment consist is a train, locomotive(s), cut of cars, or a single
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car not coupled to another car or locomotive.
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Car. A car is:
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(1) Any unit of on-track equipment designed to be hauled by
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locomotives, or
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(2) Any unit of on-track work equipment such as a track motorcar, highway-rail vehicle,
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push car, crane, or ballast tamping machine.
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Locomotive. A locomotive is a piece of on-track equipment other than hi-rail, specialized
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maintenance, or other similar equipment:
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(1) With one or more propelling motors designed for moving other equipment;
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(2) With one or more propelling motors designed to carry freight or passenger traffic or
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both; or
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(3) Without propelling motors but with one or more control stands.
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Control Cab Locomotive. A locomotive without propelling motors but with one or more
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control stands. Note: A control [cab] car locomotive is to be counted as a car and not as a
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locomotive unit in the Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report.
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DMU Locomotive. A diesel-powered multiple-unit operated locomotive with one or more
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propelling motors designed to carry passenger traffic. Note: A DMU locomotive is to be
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counted as a car and not as a locomotive unit in the Rail Equipment Accident/Incident
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Report.
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