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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for High-Speed Trainsets
FRA is proposing to amend its Passenger Equipment Safety Standards to modernize Tier I and Tier III safety appliance requirements; update the pre-revenue compliance documentation and testing requirements; establish crashworthiness requirements for individual Tier I-compliant vehicles...Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards
FRA is proposing to amend its regulations to require that railroads provide an appropriate atmosphere-supplying emergency escape breathing apparatus to every train crew member and certain other employees while they are occupying a locomotive cab of a freight train transporting a hazardous...
Supplemental Safety Assessment of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Operations
Secretary Buttigieg Directs Additional Action while Calling on Norfolk Southern to Reinforce Safety Culture with Management and Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its plan to conduct a 60-day supplemental safety...