FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: EXPANDING CERTAIN LOCOMOTIVE WHEEL SET DIAMETER VARIATIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a rule called: Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 31 by David A. Fink, Administrator.

Summary: This rule 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.

For more information, contact Gary Fairbanks, Staff Director, Motive Power & Equipment Division, FRA, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail]; or Michael Masci, Attorney Adviser, FRA, telephone: [phone],...