Regulation & law · 30/09/1994

FRA Issues Final Rule for Railroads to Improve Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is requiring railroads to follow specific maintenance, inspection, and testing requirements for active highway-rail grade crossing warning systems, with the goal of protecting the public and railroad employees from hazards posed by malfunctioning systems, in response to a statutory requirement to ensure safe maintenance and testing of signal systems.