Tag PHMSA

Rail/Transit

Sen. Schumer Pushes Reversal of Train Brake Edict

FONDA — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called Friday for the federal Department of Transportation to reverse its repeal of a rule requiring trains carrying crude oil or hazardous material to be equipped with “safest available” braking system by 2023. Standing…

The Brake Report
October 22, 2018

Rail/Transit

Big News in Trains: Brake Mandate Reversed by PHMSA

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) reversed an Obama-era mandate today. The mandate had required trains that carried flammable material to upgrade to electronically controlled brakes. The PHMSA stated that the benefit does not match the cost of…

Ben Nussbaum
September 25, 2018