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Washington – Federal Railroad Administration alcohol and drug testing regulations now cover maintenance-of-way employees, fulfilling a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration have released information about three public listening sessions intended to help the agencies learn more about obstructive sleep apnea among commercial motor vehicle drivers and rail workers.
Washington – A new training resource aims to provide emergency responders with important information and best practices for responding to rail incidents involving flammable liquids such as crude oil and ethanol.
Washington – State transportation departments must do more to ensure railroad crossing warning systems are properly interconnected with nearby traffic signals, the Federal Railroad Administration recently announced.
Washington – Railroads would have until the end of 2018 to implement Positive Train Control technologies as part of legislation approved Oct. 27 by the House of Representatives and Oct. 28 by the Senate.
Hartford, CT – Railroads need to be held accountable if – as expected – they miss a Dec. 31 deadline to implement Positive Train Control systems, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
Washington – The vast majority of railroads will not be able to complete the implementation of Positive Train Control systems by Dec. 31, 2015 – a deadline that Congress mandated in 2008.
What happens next is a matter for debate.
Washington – The Department of Transportation’s final rule on the safe transport of crude oil by rail needs stronger language and tighter deadlines, according to several senators whose states experience heavy rail traffic.