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Luminory's forward record, read 19 October 2026, holds no final rule from Federal Railroad Administration with an effective date between 19 October 2026 and 23 November 2027. The 10 rules below took effect before the window opened and are kept as this agency's last recorded rules.
Rules kept from earlier reads of the record.
None ahead as of this read.
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The records
The last rules recorded for this agency
Earliest first. Each took effect on the date shown.
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001
Regulatory Relief for End of Car Cushioning Units
Prior state amends freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning unit (EOCC) regulations to make permanent relief currently provided by waiver.
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002
Regulatory Relief From Locomotive Horn Sounding Pattern at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Prior state amends safety standards related to use of the locomotive horn to provide regulatory relief from the required pattern of sounding the locomotive horn in two long blasts, one short blast, and one long blast for locomotive engineers operating trains, locomotive consists, or individual locomotives that…
took effect Federal Register → -
003
Amendments to Brake System Maintenance and Inspection Requirements
Prior state amends mechanical equipment safety standards related to brake inspections for passenger and freight rail equipment and incorporates longstanding waivers for locomotive brake system maintenance and inspection requirements.
took effect Federal Register → -
004
Enhancing Railroad Discretion in Sounding Locomotive Horns at Passenger Stations
Prior state amends safety standards related to the use of the locomotive horn to clarify that no Federal regulation requires a railroad to sound a locomotive horn because of the presence of a passenger station.
took effect Federal Register → -
005
Repealing Special Approval Requirement for Freight Cars More Than 50 Years Old
Prior state amends FRA's freight car safety regulations to repeal the requirement for special approval to place or to continue a freight car in service if it is more than 50 years old or equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to part 215.
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006
Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations
Prior state amends FRA's locomotive safety regulations to expand the maximum permitted variation in diameter for locomotive wheel sets using alternating current technology, in response to a Class I railroad's May 2019 petition for rulemaking and innovations in traction motor control.
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007
Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements
Prior state Not stated in the source document.
took effect Federal Register → -
008
Retiring Form FRA F 6180.107 and Form FRA F 6180.150
Prior state Not stated in the source document.
took effect Federal Register → -
009
Miscellaneous Amendments to FRA's Accident Reporting Regulations
Prior state amendments to FRA's accident reporting regulations.
took effect Federal Register → -
010
Permitting Use of Computer-Based, Three-Dimensional Simulation for Periodic Refresher Training on Brake Systems
Prior state Not stated in the source document.
took effect Federal Register →
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Luminory's forward record, read 19 October 2026, holds no final rule from Federal Railroad Administration with an effective date between 19 October 2026 and 23 November 2027. The 10 rules below took effect before the window opened and are kept as this agency's last recorded rules. Figures read 28 September 2026. Cite the read date with the figure: the window moves as rules are published and amended.
Federal Railroad Administration rules: none take effect in the window. Luminory federal effective-date record, 10 records, read 28 September 2026. https://luminory.org/agency/federal-railroad-administration/Luminory. (2026). Federal Railroad Administration rules: none take effect in the window [Data set]. Derived from the U.S. Federal Register API. https://luminory.org/agency/federal-railroad-administration/All citation formats · How this is derived · Raw data (CC BY 4.0)