FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: REGULATORY RELIEF TO ALLOW SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH FOR NON-TRAVERSABLE CURBS

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Regulatory Relief To Allow Speeds Up to 45 MPH for Non-Traversable Curbs.

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

Summary: This proposed rule would revise the definition of a non-traversable curb in FRA's train horn regulation in conformance with five longstanding FRA Safety Board waivers that allow highway speeds up to 45 miles per hour (mph) where these highway curbs are present.

For more information, contact James Payne, Staff Director, Grade Crossing and Trespasser Outreach, FRA, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail]; or Amanda Maizel, Attorney Adviser, FRA, telephone: 202/...