FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: SAFETY ADVISORY 2025-02; TRACK IS CLEAR DETERMINATION DURING SHOVING OR PUSHING MOVEMENTS ACROSS HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS EQUIPPED ONLY WITH FLASHING LIGHTS OR PASSIVE WARNING DEVICES (SUPPLEMENT)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Safety Advisory 2025-02; Track Is Clear Determination During Shoving or Pushing Movements Across Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Equipped Only With Flashing Lights or Passive Warning Devices (Supplement).

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 17 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: On December 12, 2025, in response to a series of accidents involving operations requiring crew members to make "track is clear" determinations before shoving or pushing movements across highway-rail grade crossings (crossings) equipped only with flashing lights or passive warning devices, FRA published S...