Regulatory Relief for End of Car Cushioning Units

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Transport

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-08-31 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

Source: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). U.S. government work, public domain.

The publisher's summary

This rule amends freight car draft arrangement and end-of-car cushioning unit (EOCC) regulations to make permanent relief currently provided by waiver. The amendments will allow a freight car to remain in service if the EOCC is operative and equipped with a unit condition indicator (UCI) that indicates a non-discharged EOCC. This change will permit such EOCCs to remain in service despite the presence of clearly formed oil droplets on the unit. The amendments preserve the requirement to repair or replace an EOCC with clearly formed oil droplets if the unit does not have a UCI.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-17782

Document type

Rule

Status

Published