🚆Notice of Petition for Extension of Regulatory Compliance
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 31, 2024, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTY) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning Stadler G4 vehicles.
Learn More🚆Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures
In a decision served on February 28, 2025, the Board proposed to adopt 1.014 (1.4% per year) as the measure of average (geometric mean) change in railroad productivity for the 2019-2023 (five-year) period. The Board's February 28, 2025 decision stated that comments may be filed addressing any perceived data and computational errors in the Board's calculation. The decision also stated that, unless a further order is issued postponing the effective date, the decision will take effect on March 20, 2025.
Learn More🚆BNSF Railway Seeks Extension for Compliance Waiver from FRA
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated October 25, 2024, BNSF Railway (BNSF) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain 2-year periodic testing requirements for its solid-state microprocessor-based equipment.
Learn More🚂Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver in Railroad Safety Regulations
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 26, 2024, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning rail cars equipped with end of car cushioning units.
Learn More🚂Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad Operation Exemption Overview
Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad, LLC has filed for an exemption to lease and operate a railroad line from Union Pacific Railroad, along with adjacent yard tracks. The operational plans and revenue projections indicate a significant step for the business as it seeks to become a Class III rail carrier while outlining commitments to limit future interchanges with third-party carriers.
Learn More🚂Implications of Arkansas Louisiana Railroad Service Discontinuation
The Surface Transportation Board has approved the Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad Co.'s request to discontinue rail service over a 9.32-mile line in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. The decision follows the lease expiration with Union Pacific Railroad and could affect local and overhead rail traffic. Protections for adversely affected employees have also been established.
Learn More🚂STB Notice on Release of Waybill Data and Objection Process
The Surface Transportation Board received a request for access to unmasked Carload Waybill Samples from 1984-2022. Stakeholders have 14 days to file objections regarding the release of this confidential railroad and shipper data. Interested parties can access more information on the Board's website under docket WB25-04.
Learn More🚆Notice on Proposed Amendments to Positive Train Control Plan
This document provides the public with notice that, on January 29, 2025, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA- certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Learn More🌉Coast Guard Reinstates Drawbridge Operation Regulation in Florida
The Coast Guard is reinstating the temporarily modified operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW), mile 7.41, at Stuart, FL. This action allows for continuity for drawbridge operations while the Coast Guard evaluates documentation received for a request to permanently change the operating regulation. This temporary interim rule will be in place until May 31, 2025.
Learn More🚆FRA Approves Test Program for Zero-Emission Rail Vehicles
FRA is issuing this notice to approve a petition from Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG) (collectively, Petitioners), subsidiaries of Genesee and Wyoming (G&W), for a Test Program designed to test self-propelled, zero-emission, battery-electric rail vehicles and their associated computer and telemetry technology systems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and new operational approaches to rail vehicle technology in the short-haul movement of containers. The approval grants limited, temporary suspension of certain FRA rules necessary to facilitate the conduct of the Test Program, including an exemption for certain safety appliance laws (collectively, Impacted FRA Safety Standards).
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