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Locomotive Safety Standards; Sanders
FRA proposes to revise the existing requirements related to sanders on locomotives. The proposed rule would modify the existing regulations by permitting additional flexibility in the use of locomotives with inoperative sanders. The proposal would provide railroads the ability to better utilize...Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Advance Notice
FRA announces the initiation of rulemaking on rail passenger equipment safety standards. FRA requests comment on the need for particular safety requirements and the costs, benefits, and practicability of such requirements. FRA anticipates this rulemaking will address the inspection, testing, and...Locomotive Safety Standards
FRA proposes to revise the existing regulations containing Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards. The proposed revisions would update, consolidate, and clarify the existing regulations. The proposal incorporates existing industry and engineering best practices related to locomotives and...Locomotive Event Recorders
To improve the crashworthiness of railroad locomotive event recorders and to enhance the quality of information available for postaccident investigations, FRA proposes to amend its existing regulations in four major ways: By requiring that new locomotives have event recorders with ��hardened��...Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions
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