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this age will not fall under FRA’s alerter
regulations until January 1, 2017.
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FRA Regulations
FRA safety regulations addressing
alerters on freight locomotives are found
at 49 CFR 229.140. See 77 FR 21312
(April 9, 2012). Section 229.140 requires
all controlling locomotives that are
placed in service for the first time on or
after June 10, 2013, and operated at
speeds in excess of 25 mph to be
equipped with an alerter. This section
also requires all controlling locomotives
operated at speeds in excess of 25 mph
on or after January 1, 2017, to be
equipped with an alerter, regardless of
when they were first placed in service.
This section prohibits automatic
systems from resetting the locomotive
alerter. Specifically, 49 CFR
229.140(b)(3) requires movement of the
engineer’s horn activation handle to
reset the alerter warning timing cycle.
Using a horn sequencer to reset the
alerter with each sounding of the horn
(one for each of the long-long-short-long
sequence) does not satisfy 49 CFR
229.140(b)(3), because all but the first
horn blast are initiated automatically.
This section requires engineers to take
direct action, either by operation of
certain controls or actuation of the
manual reset, to restart the alerter
warning timing cycle. Further, under 49
CFR 229.140(e), the alerter must be
functioning and operating as intended
when the locomotive is used. FRA
addresses failures to comply with these
regulatory requirements through
inspections and enforcement activities.
Recommended Action: In light of the
discussion above, and because many
older locomotives, including
locomotives from smaller manufacturers
and remanufacturers are still in service,
FRA recommends that all freight
railroads check the operation of their
locomotives equipped with alerters to
ensure that no system resets the alerter
warning timing cycle without direct
engineer action. This review should
include, but not be limited to, the
operation of horn sequencer circuitry, if
equipped. Railroads should modify any
such systems they find to ensure that no
system interferes with the alerter
warning timing cycle. In particular, FRA
recommends that railroads that may
have installed alerters prior to June 10,
2013, review the design of those systems
and modify them as necessary, before
January 1, 2017, to ensure safety and
compliance with 49 CFR 229.140(b)(3).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35966]
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.—
Acquisition of Control Exemption—
Rock & Rail LLC
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Correction to notice of
exemption.
ACTION:
On October 9, 2015, Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc. (MMM), a noncarrier,
filed a verified notice of exemption to
acquire control of Rock & Rail, Inc.
(RRI), a Class III railroad. On October
23, 2015, notice of the exemption was
served and published in the Federal
Register (80 FR 64,491). The exemption
became effective November 8, 2015.
On November 4, 2015, MMM filed a
letter with the Board advising that the
notice requires clarification. According
to MMM, RRI also owns and operates
rail lines in Colorado Springs, Colo.1
MMM states that all of the rail lines
owned and operated by RRI are in
Colorado and do not connect, nor are
there plans to connect, with the
railroads controlled by MMM. MMM
also clarifies that the correct legal name
of RRI is ‘‘Rock & Rail LLC.’’ This notice
corrects the information described
above and the case caption. All other
information in the notice is correct.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Decided: November 24, 2015.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
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1 MMM states that RRI obtained Board authority
in Rock & Rail, Inc.—Acquis. and Operation
Exemption—Railroad Lines near Kelker, El Paso
Cty., Colo., FD 33764 (STB served June 25, 1999).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35966]
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.--Acquisition of Control
Exemption--Rock & Rail LLC
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Correction to notice of exemption.
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On October 9, 2015, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MMM), a
noncarrier, filed a verified notice of exemption to acquire control of
Rock & Rail, Inc. (RRI), a Class III railroad. On October 23, 2015,
notice of the exemption was served and published in the Federal
Register (80 FR 64,491). The exemption became effective November 8,
2015.
On November 4, 2015, MMM filed a letter with the Board advising
that the notice requires clarification. According to MMM, RRI also owns
and operates rail lines in Colorado Springs, Colo.\1\ MMM states that
all of the rail lines owned and operated by RRI are in Colorado and do
not connect, nor are there plans to connect, with the railroads
controlled by MMM. MMM also clarifies that the correct legal name of
RRI is ``Rock & Rail LLC.'' This notice corrects the information
described above and the case caption. All other information in the
notice is correct.
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\1\ MMM states that RRI obtained Board authority in Rock & Rail,
Inc.--Acquis. and Operation Exemption--Railroad Lines near Kelker,
El Paso Cty., Colo., FD 33764 (STB served June 25, 1999).
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Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''
Decided: November 24, 2015.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-30341 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P