United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2559 (100th)
A bill to require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain hazardous materials.
Introduced
28 May 1987
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
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Summary
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to mandate that all freight trains over 2,000 feet in length carrying specified hazardous materials, including explosives, compressed gases, and poisons, have an occupied caboose on the rear.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 May 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/2559