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The General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) is a set of operating rules for railroads in the United States. The GCOR is used by Class I railroads west of Chicago , most of the Class II railroads , and many Short-line railroads .
The NORAC 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. These rules govern operation on main lines, defined as those with some form of block control system.
By the 1850s, railroad operating rules, often printed as pamphlets or on the back of a time card, had evolved to near universal application. On April 14, 1887 representatives of 48 railroads voted for the adoption of what is now known as the Standard Code of Operating Rules (SCOR), published by the AAR. Thus, all railroad rule books in North ...
United States Railroad Administration (3 C, 8 P) Pages in category "United States railroad regulation" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Aug. 16—AUSTIN — Railroad Commission of Texas Commissioners voted to publish for public comment proposed amendments that are critical to updating the agency's rules regulating waste management ...
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is an independent federal agency that serves as an adjudicatory board. The board was created in 1996 following the abolition of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and absorbed regulatory powers relevant to the railroad industry previously under the ICC's purview.
Citing safety concerns, in 2016 the FRA proposed a rule to mandate train crew sizes [19] but the agency withdrew the rule in 2019 stating "that no regulation of train crew staffing is necessary or appropriate for railroad operations to be conducted safely at this time."
The agency predicts the new rule would enable the approval of an estimated 22,000 additional mortgages every year. The average American with medical debt on a credit report could see their credit ...