Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 15, 2026. Document 2026-09790. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.
- What it does
In response to petitions for rulemaking, FRA is issuing this final rule to amend its regulation on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees (Training Rule) to codify agency guidance and clarify existing requirements.
The Federal Railroad Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Federal Railroad Administration has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 37 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2130-AC87 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This regulation is effective July 14, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-09790 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration |
| Published | May 15, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 14, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2130-AC87 |
| Docket | FRA-2020-0017 |
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