Safety Advisory 2025-02; Track Is Clear Determination During Shoving or Pushing Movements Across Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Equipped Only With Flashing Lig…

FRA issued Safety Advisory 2025-02 on “track is clear” calls during shoving or pushing moves — the radio check that keeps crews from shoving into occupied track.

Shove moves are when locomotives push cars without a clear view ahead. A weak “track is clear” habit is how yards still get people hurt.

Filing abstract (agency text): 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 Safety Advisory 2025-02. Since publication, two additional accidents have occurred under similar circumstances, res…

Railroad operating officers, yardmasters, and labor safety chairs: read the advisory’s recommended practices against your current operating rules.

Federal Register filing: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/17/2026-19031/safety-advisory-2025-02-track-is-clear-determination-during-shoving-or-pushing-movements-across

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