FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 22 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: This document provides the public notice that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning ECP brake systems on passenger trains.

For more information, contact Steven Zuiderveen, Railroad Safety Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail].

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo....