C3RS Confidential Close Call Reporting System for U.S. Railroad Safety

Confidential Close Call Reporting System

C³RS — Identifying Safety Risks in Railroad Operations

A Confidential Close Call Reporting System to improve railroad safety: C³RS is a partnership between railroad carriers, railroad labor organizations, and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

FRA is sponsoring a demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of C³RS.

UPDATE!

December 2008. FRA publishes C³RS: Preliminary Evaluation Findings in its Research Results series, describing results at the first C3RS pilot site.
Find out more.

View a sample completed C³RS report.

Join the C³RS Demonstration Project.

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C³RS is only accepting reports from the following locations:

Union Pacific Railroad, North Platte Service Unit
Canadian Pacific Railroad, Chicago Service Unit Area Road Territory

To initiate a close call report, call C³RS at (866) 683-9265 or (888) LOV-C3RS

Sponsored by the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration

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