TriMet Seeks Extended Waiver From FRA Rail Safety Rules
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TriMet is asking the Federal Railroad Administration to extend an existing waiver from certain federal rail safety rules for its Orange Line in Oregon. The request covers alcohol and drug control rules and a locomotive lighting requirement tied to parts of the line that share a corridor with freight railroads. The notice does not approve the waiver. It opens the petition for public comment, with comments due by July 21, 2026. TriMet, connected freight railroads, transit employees, and local rail safety stakeholders are most directly affected.
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Key Changes
- Opens public comment on TriMet’s request to extend an existing FRA waiver
- Covers relief from federal alcohol and drug control rules for the Orange Line
- Also covers relief from a federal locomotive headlight and auxiliary light requirement
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person submitting comments on TriMet’s waiver extension petition must submit comments through Regulations.gov and include the agency name and docket number FRA-2011-0048 in the submission.
Commenters should not include information they do not want publicly disclosed, because all comments received will be posted without change on Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.