"If there is no meaningful change in the industry, we fear that these safety incidents will unfortunately keep happening." In the letter, Regan urged the FRA to mandate that freight railroads use the agency's close call reporting system to improve its federal oversight of the company. None of the Class 1 freight railroads participate in the program; however, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and 17 other railroads are among those who do participate in the programs. However, the official would not comment on the specific close call reporting system or speculate on if it would have prevented the incident. Regan compared the FRA system to the Aviation Safety Reporting System, a confidential reporting system the FAA has used to analyze close call incidents in aviation.
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