railroad-safety · Federal Railroad Administration · Published 2012-05-14 · Effective 2012-07-13 · 77 FR 28285
Document
Document number
2012-11706
Federal Register citation
77 FR 28285
CFR reference
49 CFR 236
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
railroad-safety
Sub-agency
Federal Railroad Administration
Publication date
2012-05-14
Effective date
2012-07-13
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-2011-0028, Notice No. 3
Abstract
FRA amends the regulations implementing a provision of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that requires certain passenger and freight railroads to install positive train control (PTC) systems. This final rule removes regulatory provisions that require railroads to either conduct further analyses or meet certain risk-based criteria in order to avoid PTC system implementation on track segments that do not transport poison- or toxic-by-inhalation hazardous (PIH) materials traffic and are not used for intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation as of December 31, 2015.