FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF TEST PROGRAM; EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Petition for Approval of Test Program; Extension of Comment Period.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 1 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

Summary: This document extends the period for public comment regarding the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) request for FRA approval of a test program related to a locomotive control system, and the temporary suspension of certain FRA safety regulations in connection with that program.

For more information, contact Fred Mottley, Systems Engineer, Engineering, Technology, and Automation Division, FRA, telephone: [phone], email: fred.mottl...