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  • 2021-01422 — Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6949
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation has requested approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to remove an automatic block signal (ABS) system on a railway line in the Coastal Division, stretching from Inman to Spartanburg. The company plans to switch the main track between mileposts W54.8 and W65.6 to a different mode of operation, known as NS Rule 171, since the ABS is no longer needed. Interested parties can review the petition and submit comments or requests for a public hearing until March 11, 2021. The FRA will consider all feedback before making a final decision.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern, a train company, wants to stop using a special train traffic light system on one of their tracks and use a different method instead. They're asking for permission and people can share their thoughts or ask for a meeting about it until March 11, 2021.

  • 2021-01533 — Release of Waybill Data
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6949
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from the Utah Inland Port Authority to access specific data from the Board's 2019 Masked Carload Waybill Sample. This sample contains confidential information about railroads and shippers, so if anyone wants to object to the request, they must do so within 14 days of this notice by contacting the Board's Office of Economics. The procedures for handling such data are specified in federal regulations.

    Simple Explanation

    The Surface Transportation Board got a request from the Utah Inland Port Authority to see some special train data from 2019, but since the data is secret, people can say no to this request in the next two weeks.

  • 2021-01425 — Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6949
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation has requested approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to discontinue a traffic control system on certain rail lines between Andover and Bulls Gap in the Blue Ridge Division. The request includes a change to a different operating rule and installation of new signals at specified locations. The FRA has opened the proposal for public comment and has provided instructions on how to submit comments by March 11, 2021. The FRA does not plan to hold a public hearing unless there is a specific request for one.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants to stop using some train control signals on a rail line and put in new signals instead, and they have asked the government for permission, inviting people to share their thoughts by March 11, 2021.