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2. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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   Hours of service. The hours of service limit the driving hours of truck drivers and bus drivers. Hours of service (HOS) regulations are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and govern the working hours of anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the United States.

3. General Code of Operating Rules - Wikipedia

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   The GCOR rules are intended to enhance railroad safety. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railroad safety. Some railroads modify the GCOR rules to suit their specific operations.

4. Federal Railroad Administration - Wikipedia

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   railroads.dot.gov. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. [3] The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and ...

5. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Passenger trains are limited to 59 mph (95 km/h) and freight trains to 49 mph (79 km/h) on track without block signal systems. (See dark territory.) Trains without "an automatic cab signal, automatic train stop or automatic train control system "may not exceed 79 mph (127 km/h)." The order was issued in 1947 (effective December 31, 1951) by the ...

6. Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study - Wikipedia

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   In November 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Section 22214 of the law orders the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to study the restoration of all long-distance Amtrak routes that had been discontinued, daily service on non-daily trains (the Cardinal and Sunset Limited), and the possibility of new long-distance routes—particularly those that were ...

7. Outlaw (railroading jargon) - Wikipedia

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   Outlaw (railroading jargon) The term outlaw, or outlawed refers to a crew (or train) which can no longer move because the crew has reached the maximum number of hours they are allowed to work, [1] thereby outlawing their controlling the further movement of any train. All they may do is be relieved or deadhead to a "home terminal" (such as the ...

8. Borealis (train) - Wikipedia

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   Borealis. (train) The Borealis, referred to as Twin Cities–Milwaukee–Chicago (TCMC) during planning, is an Amtrak inter-city rail service that operates daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Saint Paul, Minnesota, via Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The first service began on May 21, 2024, under the Amtrak Midwest brand.

9. Corridor Identification and Development Program - Wikipedia

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   The Corridor Identification and Development Program, abbreviated as the Corridor ID Program, is a comprehensive planning program for inter-city passenger rail projects in the United States administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Each route accepted into the program ...