🚂Waiver of Compliance Petition by Whitewater Valley Railroad
This document provides the public notice that Whitewater Valley Railroad (WVRR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling and reflectorization of rail cars.
Learn More🚦Notice on Railroad Signal System Discontinuance or Modification
This document provides the public notice that BNSF Railway (BNSF) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
Learn More🚂Administrative Updates to Railroad Accident Reporting Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad accidents/incidents: reports classification, and investigations reporting regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚂Administrative Updates to Signal and Train Control Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's signal and train control regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Administrative Updates to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's passenger train emergency preparedness regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Retirement of FRA Forms and Regulatory Updates in 49 CFR Part 225
This proposed rule would retire Form FRA F 6180.107, "Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to be Work-Related" (Form 6180.107), and Form FRA F 6180.150, "Highway User Injury Inquiry Form" (Form 6180.150). The proposed rule would also change the record retention period required under FRA's accident reporting regulations and make other technical corrections.
Learn More🚆Administrative Updates on Locomotive Cab Safety Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's locomotive cab occupational safety and health regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆FRA Repeals Redundant Reporting Requirement for Railroads
FRA is removing one requirement from its regulations governing positive train control (PTC) systems. This rule repeals a redundant regulatory requirement for railroads to file a Report of PTC System Performance (Form FRA F 6180.152) biannually, as the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021 requires railroads to submit that exact report to FRA quarterly.
Learn More🚆Updates to Railroad Alcohol and Drug Use Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's control of alcohol and drug use regulations, including updating addresses.
Learn More🚂Proposed Rule on Freight Car Age Requirements by FRA
FRA proposes to amend its freight car safety regulations to repeal the requirement for special approval to place or continue a freight car in service if it is more than 50 years old or equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to this part. Instead, railroads would be able to continue or place such "overage" cars in service after complying with uniform safety requirements. Those requirements would include comprehensive shop inspections by a designated inspector, single-car air brake testing, recordkeeping, and, as appropriate, stenciling. The proposed requirements are consistent with the most important conditions that FRA now requires through the existing special approval process. Repealing the special approval process and replacing it with the proposed, uniform requirements would provide equivalent safety outcomes while reducing burdens on railroads and eliminating the added delay involved in petitioning FRA for a special approval.
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