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Who's commenting on FRA rules
33 companies and organizations have filed 101 comment letters on 26 proposed rules from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The most frequent commenter is SMART TD.
- Comment letters
- 101
- Organizations
- 33
- Rules with letters
- 26
- Open for comment now
- 0
Who comments most on FRA rules
- SMART TD · 19 letters on 19 rules · Labor Unions
- Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO · 17 letters on 17 rules · Labor Unions
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen · 15 letters on 15 rules · Labor Unions
- Association of American Railroads and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association · 6 letters on 6 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- BMWED-IBT · 5 letters on 5 rules · Other
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association · 4 letters on 4 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division (BRC-TCU) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Labor Unions
- American Public Transportation Association · 3 letters on 3 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- BNSF Railway Company · 3 letters on 3 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- AAR, ASLRRA, APTA, and CRC · 2 letters on 2 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- AAR and ASLRRA · 1 letter on 1 rule · Other
- Alliance for Chemical Distribution · 1 letter on 1 rule · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association and Association of American Railroads · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- American Train Dispatchers Association · 1 letter on 1 rule · Labor Unions
- Amsted Rail Company, Inc. · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- Amtrak · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- Association of American Railroads (AAR) · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- BMWED · 1 letter on 1 rule · Labor Unions
- Border Trade Alliance · 1 letter on 1 rule · Business Groups & Chambers
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen · 1 letter on 1 rule · Labor Unions
- Canadian National Railway · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- Commuter Rail Coalition · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- Fort Worth & Western Railroad · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- GATX Corporation · 1 letter on 1 rule · Other
- Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. · 1 letter on 1 rule · Transportation & Logistics
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) · 1 letter on 1 rule · Labor Unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 1 letter on 1 rule · Labor Unions
- National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) · 1 letter on 1 rule · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- New York Airbrake · 1 letter on 1 rule · Other
- North American Strategy for Competitiveness, Inc. · 1 letter on 1 rule · Business Groups & Chambers
Letters by industry
Labor Unions 60 Transportation & Logistics 26 Other 10 Business Groups & Chambers 3 Manufacturing & Chemicals 2
Letters by year
Rules and how many letters each drew
- High-Speed Train Noise Emission Standards FRA-2025-0786 · 2 letters
- Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements FRA-2026-2014 · 8 letters
- Certification of Dispatchers; Extension of Comment Period FRA-2022-0019 · 5 letters
- Certification of Signal Employees; Extension of Comment Period FRA-2022-0020 · 3 letters
- Allowing for the Electronic Posting of Reportable Injuries and Occupational Illnesses FRA-2025-0122 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Amendments to Brake System Maintenance and Inspection Requirements FRA-2025-0130 · 9 letters Final rule 2026
- Amendments to the Federal Railroad Administration's Procedures for Service of Documents in Railroad Safety Enforcement Proceedings FRA-2022-0085 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Enhancing Railroad Discretion in Sounding Locomotive Horns at Passenger Stations FRA-2025-0128 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations FRA-2025-0126 · 5 letters Final rule 2026
- Miscellaneous Amendments to FRA's Accident Reporting Regulations FRA-2025-0123 · 3 letters Final rule 2026
- Miscellaneous Revisions to the Qualification and Certification of Conductors FRA-2025-0133 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Miscellaneous Revisions to the Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers FRA-2025-0132 · 3 letters Final rule 2026
- Permitting Use of Virtual Simulation for Periodic Refresher Training on Brake Systems FRA-2025-0127 · 5 letters Final rule 2026
- Prosecutorial Discretion of Enforcement Attorneys FRA-2025-0077 · 3 letters Final rule 2026
- Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors: Incorporation of Longstanding C3RS Waivers FRA-2025-0131 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Regulatory Relief for End of Car Cushioning Units FRA-2025-0119 · 6 letters Final rule 2026
- Regulatory Relief From Locomotive Horn Sounding Pattern at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings FRA-2025-0121 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Regulatory Relief To Allow Speeds Up to 45 MPH for Non-Traversable Curbs FRA-2025-0120 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Removal of Unnecessary and Outdated Paperwork Reduction Act References FRA-2025-0109 · 1 letter Final rule 2026
- Repealing a Track Surface Requirement FRA-2025-0116 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Repealing Certain Bridge Load Capacity Evaluation Requirements FRA-2025-0129 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements FRA-2025-0083 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Repealing Special Approval Requirement for Freight Cars More Than 50 Years Old FRA-2025-0117 · 9 letters Final rule 2026
- Retiring Form FRA F 6180.107 and Form FRA F 6180.150 FRA-2025-0124 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Positive Train Control Systems FRA-2023-0064 · 5 letters
- Track Geometry Measurement System (TGMS) Inspections; Extension of Comment Period FRA-2024-0032 · 6 letters
