December 23, 2020: Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption
FMCSA has granted an application submitted by the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. The […]
Month: December 2020
December 21, 2020: (NPRM) Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain Freight and Passenger Railroads
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing regulations that would require certain railroads to develop and implement a Fatigue Risk Management Program. […]
December 21, 2020: Hazardous Materials: (FR)(HM-260A) Editorial Corrections and Clarifications
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a final rule that corrects editorial errors in parts of the Hazardous Materials […]
December 18, 2020: Rockslide Causes Derailment in Kentucky
Early Thursday morning a massive rockslide caused a CSX freight train to derail in Harlan County, Kentucky. Two locomotives and eight loaded […]
December 18, 2020: (NPRM) Positive Train Control Systems
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing revisions to the positive train control (PTC) regulations. The first revision would modify the process that […]
December 16, 2020: TCC Podcast Series – Episode 12 – Wendy Buckley, President, Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services (STARS)
In this episode of the Traffic Club of Chicago podcast, Wendy Buckley, President of Specialty Transportation and Regulatory Services, will discuss travel […]
December 16, 2020: Norfolk Southern Train Derailed in Roanoke, VA
Nine Norfolk Southern railcars derailed as the train was leaving the yard. There were no injuries reported and no hazardous materials were […]
December 16, 2020: Second Train Derailment in Rumford, ME in Under a Week
Four railcars derailed in Rumford, Maine on Monday evening near the intersection of Rt. 108 and Wyman Hill Road. The Maine Department […]
December 14, 2020: (FR) State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
The Federal Railroad Administration issued a final rule that will require 40 states and the District of Columbia to develop and implement […]
December 11, 2020: (FR) Miscellaneous Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards and Codification Waivers
In an effort to create consistency between the U.S. and Canadian regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration has made several changes to the […]