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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.

  • 2021-00763 — Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 3230
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) has requested approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to discontinue or modify a signal system for certain tracks. The request involves removing an automatic block signal (ABS) system and making adjustments to specific signals along the H Line and J-Line. NS argues that the signal system is no longer necessary for current operations. The public can submit comments or concerns about this proposal until March 1, 2021, by various methods outlined in the notice.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants to change or remove some train signals because they say they don't need them anymore, and people have until March 1, 2021, to say what they think about this.