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comply with, Federal railroad safety laws and regu-
lations and railroad carrier rules and procedures 
promulgated to implement those Federal railroad 
safety laws and regulations; 
‘‘(2) a requirement for railroad carriers to sub-
mit their training and qualification programs to the 
Federal Railroad Safety Administration for ap-
proval; and 
‘‘(3) a minimum training curriculum, and ongo-
ing training criteria, testing, and skills evaluation 
measures to ensure that railroad employees charged 
with the inspection of track or railroad equipment 
are qualified to assess railroad compliance with Fed-
eral standards to identify defective conditions and 
initiate immediate remedial action to correct critical 
safety defects that are known to contribute to 
derailments, accidents, or injury. In implementing 
the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration existing training pro-
grams of railroad carriers.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections of subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘20161. Minimum training standards.’’. 
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SEC. 606. PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 20162. Prompt medical attention 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A railroad or person covered 
under this title shall not deny, delay, or interfere with the 
medical or first aid treatment of an employee who is in-
jured during the course of employment. If transportation 
to a hospital is requested by an employee who is injured 
during the course of employment, the railroad shall 
promptly arrange to have the injured employee trans-
ported to the nearest medically appropriate hospital. 
‘‘(b) DISCIPLINE.—A railroad or person covered 
under this title shall not discipline, or threaten discipline 
to, an employee for requesting medical or first aid treat-
ment, or for following orders or a treatment plan of a 
treating physician. For purposes of this subsection, dis-
cipline means to bring charges against a person in a dis-
ciplinary proceeding, suspend, terminate, place on proba-
tion, or make note of reprimand on an employee’s 
record.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections of subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘20162. Prompt medical attention.’’. 
SEC. 607. EMERGENCY ESCAPE BREATHING APPARATUS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 20163. Emergency escape breathing apparatus 
‘‘Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 
2007, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe reg-
ulations that require railroads to— 
‘‘(1) provide emergency escape breathing appa-
ratus for all crewmembers on freight trains carrying 
hazardous materials that would pose an inhalation 
hazard in the event of release; and 
‘‘(2) provide their crewmembers with appro-
priate training for using the breathing apparatus.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections of subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘20163. Emergency escape breathing apparatus.’’. 
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SEC. 608. LOCOMOTIVE CAB ENVIRONMENT. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the effects of the locomotive cab environment 
on the safety, health, and performance of train crews. 
SEC. 609. TUNNEL INFORMATION. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each railroad carrier (as defined in section 
20102 of title 49, United States Code) shall, with respect 
to each of its tunnels which— 
(1) are longer than 1000 feet and located under 
a city with a population of 400,000 or greater; or 
(2) carry 5 or more scheduled passenger trains 
per day, or 500 or more carloads of Toxic Inhalation 
Hazardous materials per year, 
maintain for at least two years historical documentation 
of structural inspection and maintenance activities for 
such tunnels, including information on the methods of in-
gress and egress into and out of the tunnel, the types of 
cargos typically transported through the tunnel, and sche-
matics or blueprints for the tunnel, when available. Upon 
request, a railroad carrier shall also provide periodic brief-
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ings to the government of the local jurisdiction in which 
the tunnel is located, including updates whenever a repair 
or rehabilitation project substantially alters the methods 
of ingress and egress. Such governments shall use appro-
priate means to protect and restrict the distribution of any 
security sensitive information provided by the railroad car-
rier under this section, consistent with national security 
interests. 
SEC. 610. MUSEUM LOCOMOTIVE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study of its regulations relating to safety inspec-
tions of diesel-electric locomotives and equipment and the 
safety consequences of requiring less frequent inspections 
of such locomotives which are operated by museums, in-
cluding annual inspections or inspections based on accu-
mulated operating hours. The study shall include an anal-
ysis of the safety consequences of requiring less frequent 
air brake inspections of such locomotives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall transmit a report on the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
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