FRA REVISES DEFECTIVE RAIL AND RAIL INSPECTION STANDARDS, ADDS NEW STANDARDS FOR DETECTOR CAR OPERATORS

摘要

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in the Federal Register of January 24, has issued revisions to the Track Safety Standards that are scheduled to go into effect March 25, 2014. These revisions were based mostly, but not entirely, on work completed by an FRA Railroad Safety Advisory Committee group in July 2010, in which railroad and labor representatives participated. The changes are to existing sections 213.113, defective rails; 213.237, inspection of rail and 213.214, inspection records. A new section 213.238 has been added on qualified operators for rail defect detection equipment. In addition, the requirements for joint bar fracture reports in 213.119(h) (7)(ⅱ) have been eliminated.