Notice of petition to extend waiver for certain tourist railroad cars
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This notice asks for public comment on a railroad’s request to keep using older cabooses and a camp car under an existing safety waiver. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad wants more time to avoid certain rules on restricted-car stenciling and safety glazing, add one more caboose to the relief, and expand where the cars can operate on a tourist rail line in West Virginia. The main people affected are the railroad, riders on its tourist service, and anyone who may comment on the request. FRA is not planning a hearing unless someone asks for one and explains why before the June 29, 2026 deadline.
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Key Changes
- Seeks to extend a waiver for 9 cabooses and 1 camp car that are more than 50 years old.
- Seeks to add caboose ERC & LCo. 18 to the relief.
- Seeks relief from stenciling rules and to expand the operating territory to 28.5 miles on the Cass Hill Subdivision.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested parties who wish to submit comments on DGVR’s petition must do so through the regulations.gov docket process and include the agency name and docket number.
Interested parties who want an oral comment and public hearing must notify FRA in writing before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for the request.
Interested parties who want an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing must notify FRA in writing before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for the request.
Commenters submitting views, data, or comments to this docket must include the agency name and docket number with their submission.
FRA must receive comments on the petition by June 29, 2026 and will consider late comments only to the extent practicable.