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U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching of U.S. Rail Operations
This Interim Final Rule adds a new regulation that requires all dispatching of railroad operations that occur in the United States to be performed in the United States, with three minor exceptions. First, a railroad is allowed to conduct dispatching of railroad operations in the United States...Establishment of Emergency Relief Dockets and Procedures for Handling Petitions for Emergency Waiver of Safety Regulations
FRA is issuing procedures governing the creation of Emergency Relief Dockets (ERD) as well as procedures for obtaining waivers from a safety rule, regulation, or standard during an emergency situation or event. FRA's purpose for establishing the ERD and emergency waiver procedures is to provide...Signal and Train Control; Miscellaneous Amendments
In accord with President Clinton�s Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, FRA is amending FRA�s signal system reporting requirements to reduce signal system reporting burdens on the rail industry. FRA is also amending its regulations governing applications for approval of discontinuance or material...Grade Crossing Signal System Safety
FRA is amending the final rule requiring that railroads comply with specific maintenance, inspection, and testing requirements for active highway-rail grade crossing warning systems. The final rule being amended also requires that railroads take specific and timely actions to protect the...Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
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Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
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