WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Petition for Approval of Test Program.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
Summary: This document provides the public notice that by letter dated June 9, 2026, and supplemented on June 26, 2026, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) submitted a 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: 617-4...