🚂FRA Notice on Positive Train Control System Amendments
This document provides the public with notice that, on July 7, 2025, Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCAX) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) and positive train control (PTC) system, seeking FRA's approval to, as a result of updates made to its onboard PTC software, modify its PTC braking algorithm. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on SCAX's RFA to its PTCSP.
Learn More🚆Notice of Petition for Extension and Modification of Compliance Waiver
This document provides the public notice that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) petitioned FRA to extend an existing waiver of certain regulations related to a shared use property. SCVTA additionally seeks to modify the existing waiver.
Learn More🚂Notice of Petition for Waiver of Air Brake Testing Regulations
This document provides the public notice that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning air brake testing.
Learn More🚂Updates to Passenger Train Employee Hours and Recordkeeping Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's passenger train employee hours of service and recordkeeping regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚂Updates to Rear End Marking Device Regulations for Railroads
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's rear end marking device regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Final Rule Modernizing Train Movement Records Reduces Compliance Burden
This final rule modernizes requirements related to a dispatcher's record of train movements. Specifically, it will eliminate the reference to the telegraph and the need for rail carriers to record weather conditions at 6-hour intervals, as outdated and redundant, respectively.
Learn More🚂Railmark Industrial Railway Operation Exemption in Louisiana
Railmark Industrial Railway Inc. has filed for an exemption to operate as a common carrier on approximately nine miles of existing private track in Louisiana. This exemption, effective June 26, 2025, allows RIR to provide services to Cleco's Dolet Hills Power Station and other potential customers, promoting increased regional transportation efficiency.
Learn More🚂FRA Notice for BNSF Railway's Waiver on Safety Inspections
This document provides the public notice that BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning inspections when combining and separating trains.
Learn More🚆Norfolk Southern's Acquisition
The Surface Transportation Board reviewed and classified Norfolk Southern Corporation’s acquisition of control over the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad as a significant transaction, necessitating a more rigorous application process and potential regulatory scrutiny. The decision involves procedural requirements to ensure compliance and evaluates potential competitive effects in the rail industry.
Learn More🚂Mingus Mountain Railroad's Acquisition and Operational Exemption Overview
Mingus Mountain Railroad, LLC seeks an exemption to acquire and operate a 38.74-mile rail line from Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad. Following a letter of intent, MMRL expects to conduct common carrier service and gain trackage rights over connecting lines, while ensuring no restrictions on future dealings with third-party carriers.
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