To require the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to implement and carry out certain National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
03/03/2020
Introduced in House
03/03/2020 Introduced in House
All Actions (3)
Date
All Actions
03/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Action By: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
03/03/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Action By: House of Representatives
03/03/2020
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
03/04/2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
03/03/2020 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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House Transportation and Infrastructure
03/03/2020
Referred to
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
03/04/2020
Referred to
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This bill addresses passenger safety issues aboard trains.
Specifically, the bill
directs the Federal Railroad Administration to research safety issues relating to speed signs, seat securement mechanisms, and methods for mitigating derailment injuries;
requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to address various safety issues, including developing policies for the safe use of child safety seats and implementing enhanced crew training;
directs the Department of Transportation to require each railroad carrier that provides regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to install inward- and outward-facing audio recording devices in or on all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments on such passenger trains;
prohibits entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation from beginning service on certain routes unless a positive train control system is fully implemented and operational on such routes; and
requires railroad carriers to periodically review and update their speed limit action plans.
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (03/03/2020)
Passenger Train Safety Act
This bill addresses passenger safety issues aboard trains.
Specifically, the bill
directs the Federal Railroad Administration to research safety issues relating to speed signs, seat securement mechanisms, and methods for mitigating derailment injuries;
requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to address various safety issues, including developing policies for the safe use of child safety seats and implementing enhanced crew training;
directs the Department of Transportation to require each railroad carrier that provides regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to install inward- and outward-facing audio recording devices in or on all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments on such passenger trains;
prohibits entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation from beginning service on certain routes unless a positive train control system is fully implemented and operational on such routes; and
requires railroad carriers to periodically review and update their speed limit action plans.
