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- Administrative practice and procedure
- Penalties
- Railroad employees
- Railroad safety
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
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summary: FRA proposes to amend its regulations governing the qualification and certification
  of locomotive engineers and conductors to establish English language proficiency
  as a requirement for a railroad carrier to certify and recertify locomotive engineers
  and conductors. FRA also proposes that each railroad carrier conducting a triennial
  examination of skill performance, and an annual operational monitoring observation
  for locomotive engineers, which are current requirements, conduct those examinations
  and observations without engaging energy management systems that limit the need
  for a locomotive engineer to operate the throttle or braking systems. Further, FRA
  proposes to codify limitations on operations at the southern border, including a
  10 route-mile geographic limitation, to ensure domestic training, testing, and certification
  requirements for Mexican crew members are adequate. In addition, FRA proposes changes
  to clarify that a locomotive engineer or conductor's territorial qualification is
  limited to the specific direction of travel traversed during the qualification process.
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summary_en: FRA proposes to amend its regulations governing the qualification and
  certification of locomotive engineers and conductors to establish English language
  proficiency as a requirement for a railroad carrier to certify and recertify locomotive
  engineers and conductors. FRA also proposes that each railroad carrier conducting
  a triennial examination of skill performance, and an annual operational monitoring
  observation for locomotive engineers, which are current requirements, conduct those
  examinations and observations without engaging energy management systems that limit
  the need for a locomotive engineer to operate the throttle or braking systems. Further,
  FRA proposes to codify limitations on operations at the southern border, including
  a 10 route-mile geographic limitation, to ensure domestic training, testing, and
  certification requirements for Mexican crew members are adequate. In addition, FRA
  proposes changes to clarify that a locomotive engineer or conductor's territorial
  qualification is limited to the specific direction of travel traversed during the
  qualification process.
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  doc_id: 2026-15605
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  issuer:
  - Transportation Department
  - Federal Railroad Administration
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  action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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- name: Anderson Taylor
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title: Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English
  Language Proficiency and Other Requirements
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# Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements

## TL;DR
FRA proposes to amend its regulations governing the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers and conductors to establish English language proficiency as a requirement for a railroad carrier to certify and recertify locomotive engineers and conductors. FRA also proposes that each railroad carrier conducting a triennial examination of skill performance, and an annual operational monitoring observation for locomotive engineers, which are current requirements, conduct those examinations and observations without engaging energy management systems that limit the need for a locomotive engineer to operate the throttle or braking systems. Further, FRA proposes to codify limitations on operations at the southern border, including a 10 route-mile geographic limitation, to ensure domestic training, testing, and certification requirements for Mexican crew members are adequate. In addition, FRA proposes changes to clarify that a locomotive engineer or conductor's territorial qualification is limited to the specific direction of travel traversed during the qualification process.

## Key Points
- Administrative practice and procedure / Penalties / Railroad employees / Railroad safety / Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

## Details
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## Source
元記事: [Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15605/qualification-and-certification-of-locomotive-engineers-and-conductors-english-language-proficiency) — published 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z