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Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control
On March 15, 2002, the Federal Railroad Administration (��FRA��) and the Surface Transportation Board (��STB�� or ��Board��) published joint final rules on regulations on safety integration plans (��SIPs�� or ��plans��) governing railroad mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions of control, and...Safety and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars
To carry out a 2008 Congressional rulemaking mandate, FRA is creating regulations prescribing minimum safety and health requirements for camp cars that a railroad provides as sleeping quarters to any of its train employees, signal employees, and dispatching service employees (covered-service...Rules of Practice: Direct Final Rulemaking Procedures
In October 2006, FRA proposed to amend its rules of practice by adopting direct final rulemaking procedures intended to expedite the publication of routine or noncontroversial changes. FRA received no comments to this proposal, and in this rule adopts its proposed direct final rulemaking...Railroad Workplace Safety; Adjacent-Controlled-Track On-Track Safety for Roadway Workers
FRA is amending its regulations on railroad workplace safety to further reduce the risk of serious injury or death to roadway workers performing work with potentially distracting equipment near certain adjacent tracks. In particular, this final rule requires that roadway workers comply with...Roadway Worker Protection
FRA is issuing rules for the protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks. This regulation requires that each railroad devise and adopt a program of on-track safety to provide employees working along the railroad with protection from the hazards of being struck by a train...Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
This document responds to petitions for reconsideration of FRA�s July 28, 2003 final rule which prescribed safety standards for railroad on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles. This document amends and clarifies the final rule.Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety
FRA is amending its Railroad Workplace Safety regulations by adding a new subpart prescribing safety standards for railroad on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles. The purpose of these standards is to protect roadway workers during the lawful operation of this equipment and...Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees� Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
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