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Roadway Worker Protection
FRA proposes rules for the protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks. This regulation would require 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...Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees� Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
FRA is proposing to amend its railroad communications regulations by restricting use of mobile telephones and other distracting electronic devices by railroad operating employees. This proposed rulemaking would codify most of the requirements of FRA Emergency Order No. 26, which would be...Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety
FRA proposes to amend its regulations by adding operational and design safety standards for railroad ontrack roadway maintenance machines. The proposed regulations cover selfpropelled rail-mounted non-highway machines whose light weight exceeds 7,500 pounds.Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of 1998 (TEA� 21) established the Rail Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program. The program authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue direct loans and loan guarantees to state and local governments, railroads,...Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock
FRA is proposing to require retroreflective material on the sides of freight rolling stock (freight cars and locomotives) to enhance the visibility of trains in order to reduce the number of accidents at highway-rail grade crossings in which train visibility is a contributing factor. This...Railroad Operating Rules: Program of Operational Tests and Inspections; Railroad Operating Practices: Handling Equipment, Switches and Fixed Derails
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