other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2006-06-28 · Effective 2006-08-28 · 71 FR 36888
Document
Document number
06-5667
Federal Register citation
71 FR 36888
CFR reference
49 CFR 229
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2006-06-28
Effective date
2006-08-28
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2004-17645, Notice No. 3
Abstract
FRA is issuing comprehensive, minimum standards for locomotive crashworthiness. These crashworthiness standards are intended to help protect locomotive cab occupants in the event of a locomotive collision. Examples of locomotive collision scenarios considered in this rulemaking include collisions with another locomotive, the rear of another train, a piece of on-track equipment, a shifted load on a freight car on an adjacent parallel track, and a highway vehicle at a rail-highway grade crossing. Locomotive crashworthiness must be demonstrated by complying with either the final rule's new performance standards or an FRA-approved design standard.