Final rule 2026-17788
Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations
This rule amends FRA's locomotive safety regulations to expand the maximum permitted variation in diameter for locomotive wheel sets using alternating current technology, in response to a Class I railroad's May 2019 petition for rulemaking and innovations in traction motor control.
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Document details
- Document number
- 2026-17788
- Published
- Aug 31, 2026
- Effective
- Sep 30, 2026
- Comments close
- Not supplied
- Federal Register citation
- 91 FR 55776
Docket identifiers
- Docket No. FRA-2025-0126
CFR references
- Title 49, part 229