Action
Notice.
Summary
Under this Notice, the FRA encourages interested parties to submit by July 31, 2003, a Statement of Interest in receiving a grant to support a demonstration in daily revenue commuter or intercity passenger service, during calendar years 2003 and 2004, of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) self-propelled passenger rail cars which comply with all current Federal passenger car safety standards ("Compliant DMU"). The purpose of the demonstration is to determine the current availability of Compliant DMU technology and the suitability of this equipment for regularly scheduled revenue service in the U.S. The subject Compliant DMU must meet all of the current requirements of 49 CFR part 238, as amended; compliance via "grandfathering" is not acceptable for the purposes of this announcement.