Excess Risk Estimate for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Along the Florida East Coast Railway Line
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2009-09-09 · Effective 2009-11-09 · 74 FR 46384
Document
Document number
E9-21380
Federal Register citation
74 FR 46384
CFR reference
49 CFR 222
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2009-09-09
Effective date
2009-11-09
DOT docket
Docket No. FRA-1999-6439, Notice No. 21
Abstract
This final rule amends the regulations regarding the use of locomotive horns at public highway-rail grade crossings by establishing an excess risk estimate of 90.9 percent for public highway-rail grade crossings along the Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC) line. When this final rule is effective, public authorities will be permitted to establish New Quiet Zones along the FEC line, in accordance with the existing regulations, through application of the excess risk estimate provided herein.