Notice2026-00379
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
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Published
January 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
This document provides the public notice that Union Railroad (URR) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1231-1232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00379]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2025-0753]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that Union Railroad
(URR) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal
system.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by February 11, 2026.
FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and following the online instructions
for submitting comments.
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Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; this includes any personal information.
Please see the Privacy Act heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document for Privacy Act information related to any
submitted comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Johnson, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 406-210-3608, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b7868647f7f256125616463657864654b6f647f256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4d7c7cbd0d08ace8acecbcccad7cbcae4c0cbd08ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 235 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the
public notice that by letters dated September 2 and October 24, 2025,
URR petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal
system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2025-0753.
Specifically, URR requests to discontinue controlled point (CP) Mon
Valley, including
<bullet> signals 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, and 74;
<bullet> power switches 63, 65, 69, and 73; and
<bullet> track circuits 63T, 63AT, 69T, and 69AT.
URR states that the subject area is used for switching leads and
yard tracks and is located in Braddock, Pennsylvania. The changes are
requested ``due to planned changes in the layout and operations of U.
S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Works . . . in conjunction with the U. S.
Steel/Nippon Steel merger'' to enable steel coils to be shipped from
the mill. In its petition, URR explains that the area south of signal
62 will be converted to non-circuited yard territory.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
Communications received by February 11, 2026 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of FRA's dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>. See also <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice">https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice</a> for the
privacy notice of <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-00379 Filed 1-9-26; 8:45 am]
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