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49 U.S.C. § 20156

Railroad safety risk reduction program

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 20156, Railroad safety risk reduction program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490386
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Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the Secretary of Transportation, by regulation, shall require each railroad carrier that is a Class I railroad, a railroad carrier that has inadequate safety performance (as determined by the Secretary), or a railroad carrier that provides intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation— Each railroad carrier required to submit a railroad safety risk reduction program under subsection (a) shall develop a comprehensive safety risk reduction program to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities that is based on the risk analysis required by subsection (c) through— Except as required by section 20157 (relating to the requirements for implementation of positive train control systems), the Secretary shall ensure that— A railroad shall consider the need to include in its fatigue management plan elements addressing each of the following items, as applicable:

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