UTC Case Docket Details
Docket Number 970846
| Docket Number | TR-970846 |
|---|---|
| Advice | |
| Company | The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company |
| DBA | |
| Filing Type | Petition |
| Industry (Code) | Railroad (210) |
| Status | Closed |
| Lead Staff | Mike Rowswell |
| Filed Date | 09/17/1996 |
| Effective Date | N/A |
| Summary | Allow order temporarily approving train speed increases in Ritzville to expire. Train speed limits will revert to previous levels. |
Event History
- 10/28/1998 -- Approved (Approved per No Action Agenda.)
- 02/25/1998 -- Deferred (Deny the railroad's request to repeal the orders setting train speed limits. Temporarily approve the alternative request to set speed limits at the maximum levels allowed by the FRA in modified form by specifically listing those levels. The maximum speeds authorized by the FRA in Ritzville are 79 mph for passenger trains and 60 mph for freight trains. The increased speeds should remain in effect until October 31, 1998. This matter should be set on an Open Meeting Agenda in the month of October 1998 to decide whether the increased speeds limits should be made permanent based upon a review of crossing activation problems and any other matters that arise as a result of increased operational speeds.)