FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: EXPANDING CERTAIN LOCOMOTIVE WHEEL SET DIAMETER VARIATIONS

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Kyle D. Fields, Chief Counsel.

Summary: FRA proposes to amend its locomotive safety regulations to expand the maximum permitted variation in diameter for locomotive wheel sets using alternating current technology, in response to a Class I railroad's May 2019 petition for rulemaking and innovations in traction motor control.

For more information, contact Gary Fairbanks, Staff Director, Motive Power & Equipment Division, Federal Railroad Administration, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail]; or Michael Masci,...