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Administrative Updates to the Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards
The Federal Railroad Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. It took effect on July 1, 2025.
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What the agency says
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad freight car safety standards, including updating addresses.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-12110
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2025
- Dates
- Effective date: July 1, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. FRA-2025-0084
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2130-AD10
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 215
- Topics
- Freight; Penalties; Railroad safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 2
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