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AAR, ASLRRA seek exemption from certain hours-of-service regs

(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/24/2020) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) last week filed an application with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to seek an exemption from certain hours-of-service provisions. Filed on behalf of member railroads, the associations are requesting exemptions from the following provisions: • driving a property-carrying commercial…

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Bill would offer tax credits for freight rail-car investment

(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/25/2020) The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) has endorsed the proposed Freight RAILCAR Act, a bill introduced in Congress last week that would help generate private investment in freight rail-car manufacturing. The “Freight Rail Assistance and Investment to Launch Coronavirus-era Activity and Recovery Act” would offer freight rail-car owners a time-limited 50 percent tax credit…

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UP derailment comes close to striking large propane tank in Wyo.

(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 24, 2020) NEW YORK — Union Pacific has not set a timeline on when a line of track in Albany County, Wyo., will be reopened following a 57-car derailment over the weekend. Full story: Railway Track & Structures Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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North Dakota adjusts oil conditioning requirement following federal oil train decision

(Source: Bismarck Tribune, August 21, 2020) BISMARCK, N.D. — State regulators changed requirements for oil conditioning on Thursday to address part of a federal agency’s decision earlier this year regarding oil trains. The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted to require that oil’s vapor pressure be conditioned to no more than 14.7 pounds per square inch,…

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FRA, STB send joint letter to seven Class I railroads citing service problems

(Source: Railway Age, August 24, 2020) NEW YORK — Curiously timed with the start of the Republican National Convention (or perhaps not so curiously), the Surface Transportation Board and Federal Railroad Administration on Aug. 24 sent joint, identical letters to the CEOs of the seven North American Class I’s citing service problems and “increased communication…

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