FRA in an effort to improve its safety regulator program. Federal Railroad Positive Train Control This rulemaking 3 SB - N SLT - N Administration Systems Amendments would modify or IC - N The (RRR) remove provisions potential cost relating to the savings from this alternative route rulemaking analysis and could reach $620 residual risk million over 20 analysis used to years when determine whether discounted at Positive Train 7%. Control System implementation may be avoided. Federal Railroad Positive Train Control This rulemaking 2 SB - N Administration Systems: De Minimis would revise SLT - N Exception, Yard Positive Train IC - N Movements, En Route Control Failures; Miscellaneous regulations by Grade Crossing/Signal defining the de and Train Control minimis exception Amendments (RRR) and en route failures, proposing exceptions relating to yard movements that may not be considered on the main line system,
FRA in an effort to improve its safety regulator program. Federal Railroad Administration Positive Train Control Systems Amendments (RRR) This rulemaking would modify or remove provisions relating to the alternative route analysis and residual risk analysis used to determine whether Positive Train Control System implementation may be avoided. 3 SB - N SLT - N IC - N The potential cost savings from this rulemaking could reach $620 million over 20 years when discounted at 7%. Federal Railroad Administration Positive Train Control Systems: De Minimis Exception, Yard Movements, En Route Failures; Miscellaneous Grade Crossing/Signal and Train Control Amendments (RRR) This rulemaking would revise Positive Train Control regulations by defining the de minimis exception and en route failures, proposing exceptions relating to yard movements that may not be considered on the main line system, 2 SB - N SLT - N IC - N
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