Proposed Rule
1 Jul 2025
compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, transportation industry, certification, railroad safety, railroad employees, electronic records, railroad regulation, locomotive engineering
🚂Proposed Revisions to Locomotive Engineer Certification Requirements
This proposed rule would update FRA's locomotive engineer certification requirements by reducing the information that is required on an engineer's certificate and allowing certificates to be electronic. FRA is also proposing changes to the certification revocation process and the Administrative Hearing Officer (AHO) process. Lastly, FRA is proposing other administrative updates including revising definitions and correcting errors in the regulatory text.
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