WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 21 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: This document provides the public notice that Conrail petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning periodic testing requirements on vital microprocessor-based systems.

For more information, contact Scott Johnson, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 406-657-6642, email: scott.j.johnson@dot.gov.

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/f...