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			Your search for Documents matching 'Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossing', of type Rule, and affecting 49 CFR 200-299

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			Locomotive Image and Audio Recording Devices for Passenger Trains (Final Rule)
			passenger train locomotives in this final rule supplement FRA's existing locomotive event recorder regulation in part 229. Locomotive event recorders are ... Process to Freight Locomotives 
 K. Implementation Period of the Rule 
 1. Four-Year Implementation Period 
 2. Application of the Final Rule to Image Recording ... Device Use and Locomotive Recording Devices 
 W. Positive Train Control 
 X. Locomotive Image Recorder Analytics 
 Y. Procurement of Locomotive Recording ... 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 ... prohibit tampering with or disabling them. Further, this rule governs the use of passenger locomotive recordings to conduct operational tests to determine ... the installation of inward- and outward- facing locomotive image recording devices on all lead locomotives in passenger trains, as required by the Fixing ... Locomotive Image and Audio Recording Devices for Passenger Trains
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts, 2024 (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$142,063”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 47. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2024 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed ... upon issuance of the annual OMB guidance.
 
 
 II. Issuance of a Final Rule 
 This final rule is being published without notice and comment and with an immediate ... This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2024 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$137,603”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 47. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2023 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed ... 07745.
 
 
 
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  28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
 
 
 II. Issuance of a Final Rule 
 This final rule is being published without notice and comment and with an immediate ... This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2023 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$127,712”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 48. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2022 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed ... adjustment be accomplished through final rule without notice and comment. This rule is effective immediately. 
 This rule also notes new DOT authority to ... This final rule provides the statutorily-prescribed 2022 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations ... regulations. In addition, this rule notes new DOT civil penalties authority provided in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL, enacted as the Infrastructure
						Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$120,231”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY–RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 48. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides ... adjustment be accomplished through final rule without notice and comment. This rule is effective immediately. 
 This rule also implements the authority to ... Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2021 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may ... may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In addition, this rule amends the Federal Aviation Administration regulations to set forth the new ... in Division V, Title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The rule also corrects a rounding error in an FAA penalty.
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$118,826”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY–RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 48. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides ... adjustment be accomplished through final rule without notice and comment. This rule is effective immediately. 
 This rule also implements the authority to ... Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2020 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may ... imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In additional, this final rule makes conforming revisions to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			add in its place “$116,766”. 
 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 46. The authority citation for part 222 ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides ...  are not being adjusted in the final rule promulgated herein. Instead, they will be addressed in a separate final rule for which an NPRM has been issued ... Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2019 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may
						Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts (Final Rule)
			and OST adopt their interim final rules as final and superseded by this rule. Accordingly, DOT is publishing this final rule without prior notice and comment ... “the statutory maximum amount”. 
 
 PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY–RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS 
 
 
 
 54. The authority citation for part ... ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides ... Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2018 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may ... Office of the Secretary's catch-up inflation adjustment interim final rules required by the same Act. ... may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. This rule also finalizes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's and the Office
						Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employees and Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments (Final Rule)
			currently defined in § 214.7. 
 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing 
 
 FRA is adopting the definition of “highway-rail grade crossing” found in § 225.5 of its accident ... Human-Factor Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident 
 In § 219.201(b), FRA prohibits PAT testing after a highway-rail grade crossing accident. FRA ... a “human-factor highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident.” This paragraph requires PAT testing after a highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident ... FRA's regulatory review of 30 years of implementation of this part. The final rule contains two significant differences from FRA's July 28, 2014 Notice of ... the scope of its drug and alcohol regulation to cover MOW employees. This rule also codifies guidance from FRA compliance manuals, responds to National ... Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employees and Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments
						Railroad Workplace Safety; Roadway Worker Protection Miscellaneous Revisions (RRR) (Final Rule)
			gained from implementation of this rule, the effective date of this final rule is April 1, 2017. As this final rule is being published in the first half ... (74 FR 61633), and a final rule on November 30, 2011 (76 FR 74586). FRA received two petitions for reconsideration of the final rule, and five public comments ... December 27, 2013, FRA issued an amended final rule which made certain modifications to the adjacent track final rule in light of issues the petitions for ... issues that have arisen since the 1996 promulgation of that rule. In particular, this final rule adopts certain terms, resolves miscellaneous interpretive ... and amends certain qualification requirements for roadway workers. This final rule also deletes three outdated incorporations by reference of industry standards
						National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Reporting Requirements (Final Rule)
			ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This final rule requires railroads that operate one or more trains through highway-rail or pathway crossings to submit ...  A grade-separated highway-rail or pathway crossing that has been physically removed is also considered a closed crossing. 
 Highway-Rail Crossing 
 In ... distinction between highway-rail and pathway crossings in this final rule, FRA has revised the proposed definition of “highway-rail crossing” by removing the ... and new highway-rail and pathway crossings to the U.S. DOT National Highway- Rail Crossing Inventory and to periodically update existing crossing data. ... This final rule requires railroads that operate one or more trains through highway-rail or pathway crossings to submit information to the U.S. DOT National ... National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory about the crossings through which they operate. These amendments, mandated by section 204 of the Rail Safety Improvement ... National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Reporting Requirements
						Positive Train Control Systems (Final Rule)
			enhance warning at highway-rail grade crossings. The PTC Working Group stressed that efforts to enhance highway-rail grade crossing safety must recognize ... requirements for highway-rail grade crossings beyond those set forth in § 213.347. FRA will, however, require that highway-rail grade crossing safety at Class ... necessary right of way at grade crossings and that it is important that warning systems employed at highway-rail grade crossings be highly reliable and “fail-safe” ... This final rule includes required functionalities of PTC system technology and the means by which PTC systems will be certified. This final rule also describes ... systems. This is a final rule; however, FRA has identified specific provisions for which we are considering making changes to the final rule, if warranted by ... changes to the rule made as a result of them, as soon as possible following the end of the comment period. However, the limited areas of this rule open for additional
						Excess Risk Estimate for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Along the Florida East Coast Railway Line (Final Rule)
			ACTION: 
 Final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This final rule amends the regulations regarding the use of locomotive horns at public highway-rail grade crossings by ... performance specifications. However, FRA's final rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (49 CFR Part 222) issued on April 27, 2005 ... prior to the issuance of FRA's Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings) had a statistical profile that was distinctly different ... This final rule amends the regulations regarding the use of locomotive horns at public highway-rail grade crossings by establishing an excess risk estimate ... 90.9 percent for public highway-rail grade crossings along the Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC) line. When this final rule is effective, public authorities ... Excess Risk Estimate for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Along the Florida East Coast Railway Line
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Technical Amendments to Appendix D (Final Rule)
			ACTION: 
 Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 
 On August 9, 2007, FRA published a direct final rule in the 
 Federal Register ... an oral hearing on the direct final rule. Therefore, FRA is issuing this document to confirm that the direct final rule took effect on October 9, 2007 ... hearing on the direct final rule that was published in the 
 Federal Register 
 on August 9, 2007 (72 FR 44790). The direct final rule made technical amendments ... an oral hearing on the direct final rule. Therefore, FRA is issuing this document to confirm that the direct final rule took effect on October 9, 2007 ... On August 9, 2007, FRA published a direct final rule in the Federal Register which made technical amendments to Appendix D of 49 CFR Part 222. As reflected ... 2007, the date specified in the rule. ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Technical Amendments to Appendix D
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Technical Amendments to Appendix D (Final Rule)
			ACTION: 
 Direct final rule. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 This direct final rule makes technical amendments to appendix D of part 222 of the Code of Federal Regulations ... has evaluated this direct final rule in accordance with Executive Order 13211. FRA has determined that this direct final rule is not likely to have a significant ... gov. 
 
 
 List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 222 
 Use of locomotive horns, Railroad safety. 
 
 The Rule 
 
 In consideration of the foregoing, FRA amends ... This direct final rule makes technical amendments to appendix D of part 222 of the Code of Federal Regulations to update information contained in the appendix ... during the thirty (30) day period following publication of this direct final rule. ... intended to eliminate confusion regarding the data and calculations that will be used to determine the NSRT on an annual basis. Interested parties may submit written ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Technical Amendments to Appendix D
						Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees (Final Rule)
			include the topography and grade of the work assignment and the use of locomotive horns to provide notice at highway-rail grade crossings. 
 Predicting and addressing ... proposed rule, FRA provided an extensive discussion on studies related to noise in the locomotive cab. This includes a 1971 study on highway-rail grade crossings  ... noise in any individual locomotive cab will vary greatly, depending on the locomotive model, locomotive age, condition of the locomotive, length of the route ... maintenance standards for new locomotives and maintenance requirements for existing locomotives. FRA expects that this rule will reduce the likelihood of ... for railroad employees whose predominant noise exposure occurs in the locomotive cab. FRA's previous standard (issued in 1980) limited cab employee noise ... exposure to certain levels based on the duration of their exposure. This rule modifies that standard and also sets out additional requirements. FRA is
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			Therefore, FRA's Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings does not apply to public highway-rail grade crossings within the State ... publication of the final rule. On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-rail Grade Crossings, which had ... the use of locomotive horns at public highway-rail grade crossings, but gives FRA the authority to make reasonable exceptions. 
 FRA's Final Rule on the ... April 27, 2005 final rule that required that the locomotive horn be sounded while trains approach and enter public highway-rail grade crossings. This document ... document amends and clarifies the final rule, in response to petitions for reconsideration and associated letters in support that have been submitted by interested ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			publication of the final rule. On December 18, 2003, FRA published the interim final rule on the use of locomotive horn at highway-rail grade crossings. Because ... private grade and pedestrian crossings. Locomotive horn use at private grade and pedestrian crossings will be subject to the requirements of this rule, if ... governing locomotive horn use at Chicago Region highway-rail grade crossings where railroads were excused from sounding the locomotive horn by the Illinois ... an interim final rule that required that the locomotive horn be sounded while trains approach and enter public highway-rail grade crossings. The interim ... within which locomotive horns would not be routinely sounded. The final rule issued today amends certain provisions of the interim final rule to facilitate ... injury, use of the locomotive horn is impractical, or safety measures fully compensate for the absence of the warning provided by the locomotive horn. Communities ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested in receiving public comments on all aspects of the Interim Final Rule ... of the Interim Final Rule remain subject to further modification under the terms of the final rule, FRA intends to issue the final rule prior to the Interim ... ACTION: 
 Interim final rule; change of effective date. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 
 On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule in the 
 Federal Register ... FRA published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway- rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested ... effective date of the Interim Final Rule until April 1, 2005. However, as a result of delays related to the publication of the final rule, which FRA intends to ... issue before the Interim Final Rule takes effect, FRA is issuing this document to announce the change of the Interim Final Rule effective date to June 24 ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			Federal Register 
 (68 FR 70586) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested in receiving public comments ... days after the final rule is published. However, the provisions of the final rule which require railroads to sound the locomotive horn when approaching ... compliance with the requirements of the final rule before routine locomotive horn sounding is initiated at public grade crossings within the area. 
 
 Issued in ... published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register (68 FR 70586) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA was interested ... review and analyze the comments received, FRA will be unable to issue a final rule before the IFR effective date of December 18, 2004. Therefore, FRA is ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			Federal Register 
 (68 FR 70585) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA is interested in receiving public comments ... ACTION: 
 Interim final rule; extension of comment period. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 
 On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the 
 Federal ... published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register (68 FR 70585) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. As FRA is interested ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			Federal Register 
 (68 FR 70585) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. FRA is interested in receiving public comments ... Interim final rule; correction and announcement of public hearing. 
 
 
 SUMMARY: 
 
 On December 18, 2003, FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in ...  
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
 Technical Correction 
 
 In interim final rule document 03–30606 beginning on page 70586 in the issue of Thursday, December ... published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register (68 FR 70585) addressing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings. FRA is interested ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Final Rule)
			public and private highway-rail grade crossings. Of those crossings, more than 153,000 are public at-grade crossings—those crossings in which a public road ...  6. Issuance of Interim Final Rule 
 7. Effective Date of This Rule 
 8. Rule Summary 
 9. Overview of the Interim Final Rule; Principles, Strategies and ... Federal Register 
 (65 FR 2230) addressing the use of locomotive horns at public highway-rail grade crossings. This rulemaking was mandated by Public Law ... issuing rules to require that a locomotive horn be sounded while a train is approaching and entering a public highway-rail crossing. The rules also provide ... injury, use of the locomotive horn is impractical, or safety measures fully compensate for the absence of the warning provided by the horn. This rule is required ... Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
						Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety (Final Rule)
			The proposed rule afforded employers one year from the effective date of the final rule to accomplish this requirement. Under this final rule, however, the ... of a final rule, to prevent the rule from interfering with the manufacture of new equipment already on order but not yet completed when the rule is issued ... “existing” in the text of this rule, due to the structure of the rule. However, when the term “hi-rail vehicle” is used in the rule text, in distinction to the
						Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment (Final Rule)
			have a railroad crossing at grade, “FRA will exercise its jurisdiction sufficiently to assure safe operations over the at-grade crossing.” Since the existence ... encourages increased use of railroads to serve the nation's passenger transportation needs. Many communities are using or planning to use railroad lines on ... any of FRA's substantive safety rules or impose any regulatory burdens not already imposed by those rules. Those rules cover a wide range of safety issues ... concerning safety issues related to light rail transit operations that share use of the general railroad system track with conventional trains. That policy ... today's Federal Register, describes how the two agencies will coordinate use of their respective safety authorities over shared track operations. FRA is ... submitted by light rail operators and other railroads seeking approval of shared use of general railroad system track. ... the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional
						Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (Final Rule)
			structural requirements of the rule if they are used 
exclusively on a rail line (A) with no public highway-rail grade 
crossings, (B) on which no freight operations ... Furthermore, the final rule creates a presumption that 
passenger equipment in service in the United States as of the effective 
date of the final rule meets the ... regulating the use of passenger equipment not possessing a 
minimum buff strength of 800,000 pounds as specified in this final 
rule, the rule permits non-compliant ... operation at higher speeds. The final rule amends existing regulations concerning special notice for repairs, safety glazing, locomotive safety, safety appliances ... consequences of any such occurrences, to the extent they cannot be prevented. The final rule promotes passenger train safety through requirements for railroad passenger ... provisions for the safe operation of railroad passenger equipment. The final rule addresses passenger train safety in an environment where technology is
						Track Safety Standards (Final Rule)
			rights-of-way 
at highway-rail grade crossings.
    Comments: Comments received supported the proposed amendment.
    Final rule: The final rule includes one ... to see 
warning devices at highway-rail crossings.
    Since 1978, accidents and fatalities at highway-rail grade 
crossings have decreased dramatically ... rights-of-way at grade crossings. The additional language 
is intended only to cover the clearing of vegetation at highway-rail 
grade crossings to provide adequate ... notice become effective with this rule. However, FRA anticipates that further amendments will be added to address the use of Gage Restraint Measuring Systems ... industry with the flexibility needed to effect a safer and more efficient use of resources. The amendments reflect recommendations submitted to FRA by the
						Roadway Worker Protection (Final Rule)
			review of final rules to assess their impact on small 
entities. FRA's assessment on small entities can be found in Appendix B 
of the final rule's Regulatory ... include 
protection against the hazards of vehicular traffic at highway-rail 
grade crossings. Another commenter suggested that FRA include 
contractors who ... voluntary measures are being taken to 
protect roadway workers at highway rail grade crossings.
    The issue of protecting contractors who are working on the ... FRA is issuing rules for the protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks. This regulation requires that each railroad devise and
						Grade Crossing Signal System Safety (Final Rule)
			a public highway-rail crossing that is in use; (b) an at 
grade rail crossing that is in use; (c) a bridge over a public road or 
waters used for commercial ... exists on its line:
    (1) A public highway-rail crossing that is in use;
    (2) An at-grade rail crossing that is in use;

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    (3) A bridge ... inspection, 
and testing requirements for active highway-rail grade crossing warning 
systems. The final rule also requires that railroads take specific and ... amending the final rule requiring that railroads comply with specific maintenance, inspection, and testing requirements for active highway-rail grade crossing ... malfunctioning highway-rail grade crossing warning systems. The amendments issued today are technical corrections which clarify the rule which was published ... crossing warning systems. The final rule being amended also requires that railroads take specific and timely actions to protect the traveling public and railroad ... Grade Crossing Signal System Safety
						Railroad Accident Reporting (Final Rule)
			identifying and resolving problems at highway-rail grade 
crossings. The format for the revised ``Highway-Rail Grade Crossing 
Accident/Incident Report'' (Form ... information on 
the number of highway-rail crossing users killed or injured; the total 
number of highway-rail grade crossing users involved in the incident; ... regulations requiring the sounding of a locomotive horn upon 
approaching and entering public highway-rail grade crossings.
    ATA stated that current whistle ... accurate reporting of accidents, casualties, injuries, illnesses and highway-rail grade crossing accidents. Second, railroads are allowed the option to submit ... monetary threshold is amended to allow for use of publicly available data and statistics. The purpose of the rule is to enhance the quality of information ... submit, update, and amend accident, casualty, and highway-rail accident reports through transfer of information on computer diskettes, magnetic tapes, or electronically
						Locomotive Visibility; Minimum Standards for Auxiliary Lights (Final Rule)
			considered requiring the use of auxiliary lights 
only during the 20 seconds before a locomotive entered a public 
highway-rail grade crossing. It was quickly concluded ... railroads subject to this rule to except, for a 
public safety purpose, auxiliary light use at any highway-rail grade 
crossing so designated in the railroads'' ... passengers over grade crossings, and are used predominately during 
daytime when visibility is better. This locomotive visibility rule 
already excludes ... approaching trains at a greater distance. The rule requires that locomotives operated over public highway-rail crossings at greater speeds than 20 miles per hour ... FRA amends the locomotive safety standards to increase train visibility. This action requires that certain locomotives be equipped with auxiliary lights ... Locomotive Visibility; Minimum Standards for Auxiliary Lights
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