FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT AND OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT; END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES REGULATIONS

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a rule called: Administrative Updates to the Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End-of-Train Devices Regulations.

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

Summary: This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's brake system safety standards regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

For more information, contact Veronica Chittim, Senior Attorney, Office of Safety Law, Office of the Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone [phone]), [e-mail]; or Lucinda Henriksen, Senior Advisor, Office of Rail...