Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Summary
FRA is proposing in this document to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards by making all maintenance-of-way vehicles subject to the Standards with the exception of stenciled cars not used in revenue service and restricted to a speed of less than 20 miles per hour. This proposal would add to the present regulation an additional condition which must be met before a freight car in maintenance-of-way service can be operated without complying with the Freight Car Safety Standards: the equipment must be operated at a speed of less than 20 mph.