G/TBT/N/USA/1509/Add.1  
 
13 October 2023  
(23-6904) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  13 October 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
_______________  
 
 
Title:  Locomotive Image and Audio Recording Devices for Passenger Trains  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 12 October 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 13 November 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
88 Federal Register (FR) 70722, 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 217, 218, 
229, and 299:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-12/html/2023 -21291.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-12/pdf/2023 -21291.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_12996_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  FRA is requiring the installation of inward - and outward - facing locomotive image 
recording devices on all lead locomotives in passenger trains, as required by the Fixing America's 
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) . In general, the final rule requires that these devices record 
while a lead locomotive is in motion and retain the data in a crashworthy memory module. The rule 
also treats locomotive -mounted recording devices on passenger locomotives as "safety devices" 
under existing Federal railroad safety regulations to prohibit tampering with or disabling them. 
Further, this rule governs the use of passenger locomotive recordings to conduct operational tests 
to determine pa ssenger railroad operating employees' compliance with applicable railroad rules and 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1509/Add.1  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Federal regulations. Finally, this rule requires Texas Central Railroad (TCRR) to install and maintain 
trainset image recording systems appropriate to TCRR's operation.  
This final rule is effective 13 November 2023.  
Access to 49 CFR Parts 217, 218, 229, and 299:  
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -49/subtitle -B/chapter -II/part -217; 
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -49/subtitle -B/chapter -II/part -218; 
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -49/subtitle -B/chapter -II/part -229; 
https://www.ecfr.gov/curre nt/title -49/subtitle -B/chapter -II/part -299. 
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1509  are identified 
by Docket Number FRA -2016-0036. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FRA -2016-0036/documen t and provide access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
__________