The American Association of Railroads has published a report on PTC Implementation status as of December 2018. ON New Year’s Day of 2019, BNSF 1456 leads a freight train out of Tacoma, Washington in bright afternoon sunshine. BNSF was the...
DG Digest: Lithium Batteries in the News and PHMSA adds 60 Days to Comment Period on Bulk Flammable Liquid Carriage
...for the full stories. ICR’s: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-14/pdf/2017-05046.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-14/pdf/2017-05047.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-14/pdf/2017-05048.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-14/pdf/2017-05054.pdf PTC implementation report: https://www.fra.dot.gov/app/ptcsummary/ TSA The agency has extended the comment period for its proposed rule in reference to enhanced surface transportation security enhancements for the nation’s freight and passenger...
DG Digest: Biden DOE Releases National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries 2021- 2030
...See the blueprint here. FRA The agency published a notice related to how railroads can update their Positive Train Control or PTC plans. PTC is a system that allows for safer operation of the nation’s trains and is specifically required...
DG Digest: Workers' Memorial Day, Takata Recall Expands, and OSHA Guidance on Zika Virus
...accidents. Details right here FRA: The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a new quarterly Information Collection Request to monitor implementation of Positive Train Control, or PTC. The new request is part of the PTC extension legislation which went into effect...
DG Digest: OSHA's New Reporting Requirement, More PHMSA Special Permits, and Amtrak #118 One Year Later
...point out the need for continued rapid progress on the nationwide PTC (Positive Train Control) mandate—now extended to 2018. The agency also noted that PTC has been successfully installed in most of the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest rail passenger...
DG Digest: EPA revises haz chem reporting, FRA on train crew staffing, & the Coast Guard establishes safety rules for barge owners
...two qualified crew members in the control cab of the lead locomotive or train car. Cost and safety issues dominate the discussion. Want to have your say? Here the way to do it PTC News In PTC news, Canadian Pacific...
DG Digest: Agencies Publish Semi-annual Regulatory Agendas
The FRA has published a major revision to its PTC reporting requirements. A BNSF train, its locomotives equipped with PTC antennas atop the cab roofs, roll through CP Sumner in Puyallup, Washington on a recent July evening. Photo ©7/2021 by...
DG Digest: FedEx LiBat Changes, Samsung Recall Woes Grow, and EPA Settles with Major Grocery Chain
Rail carriers got mixed news last week as the FRA addressed new issues surrounding PTC reporting, and the STB withdrew a hazardous materials expense reporting proposal. A Union Pacific train passes through Spring, Texas, north of Houston, on the evening...
DG Digest: EPA Hazwaste Revisions, FRA Issues Safety Advisory, and PHMSA Special Permit Activity Spikes
...purpose. See the advice here The Agency also released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). Freight railroads now have PTC active on 12 percent of their tracks, up from 9...
DG Digest: OSHA issues guidance aiming to protect workers from lithium batteries worn as personal equipment
The FRA released 4th Quarter 2018 PTC Progress results. The data shows that all required railroads are on track to meet the required regulatory deadlines. A BNSF Intermodal train heads south through Kent, Washington. Photo © 2/2019 by Nikki Burgess;...