WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Regulatory Relief for End of Car Cushioning Units.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Kyle D. Fields, Chief Counsel.
Summary: FRA proposes to amend regulations concerning freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning units (EOCCs) to make regulatory relief now provided by waiver permanent. The amendments would allow a freight car to remain in service if the EOCC is operative and equipped with a unit condition indicator (UCI) that indicates a non-discharged EOCC. This change would permit those EOCCs to remain in service despite the presence of clearly formed oil droplets on the unit. The amendments, if finali...