FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: REPEALING A TRACK SURFACE REQUIREMENT

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Repealing a Track Surface Requirement.

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

Summary: FRA proposes to repeal the runoff parameter from its track surface requirements for track Classes 1 through 5. FRA has found that other geometry requirements in FRA's regulations already capture the same safety concerns.

For more information, contact Yu-Jiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and Structures Division, Federal Railroad Administration, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail]; or Aaron Moore, Senior Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, telephone: [phone], email: aaron.moor...