Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 31, 2026. Document 2026-17789. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What it does
This rule repeals several roadway workplace safety requirements that have become obsolete. In addition, FRA establishes a new special approval procedure to enable regulated entities, after public notice and FRA approval, to utilize an alternative approach to bridge worker safety that provides for an equivalent or better level of safety. Also, this rule clarifies that the required training for operators of roadway maintenance machines equipped with a crane includes specific aspects such as maintaining vertical clearance.
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
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2130-AD44 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective September 30, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-17789 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration |
| Published | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2130-AD44 |
| Docket | FRA-2025-0083 |
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