# 2025-11091: Railroad Seeks More Time to Skip Reflectors and Repainting

2025-11091, Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2025-06-17, effective FRA must receive comments on the petition by July 17, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11091
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11091
- Title: Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 25744
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: FRA must receive comments on the petition by July 17, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Railroad Seeks More Time to Skip Reflectors and Repainting

## Summary

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad asked the Federal Railroad Administration to extend their special permission to skip some rules about painting and adding reflectors on their rail cars. This means they can keep using their rail cars without making those changes for a bit longer. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until July 17, 2025, to speak up!

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that New Hope & Ivyland Railroad (NHRR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling and reflectorization of rail cars.

## Effects PRIA read

- Waiver lets railroad keep operating old caboose: benefit, low. New Hope & Ivyland Railroad asked FRA to extend permission to operate caboose NHRR C127, which is more than 50 years old, without meeting certain stenciling (49 CFR 215.303), safety glazing (49 CFR part 223), and reflectorization (49 CFR part 224) requirements. The caboose would be used in heritage…
- Historic appearance preserved; safety mitigations noted: mixed, low. If FRA extends the waiver, the caboose can keep its historic appearance for passengers on the New Hope–Warminster excursions because it would be exempt from stenciling, glazing, and reflectorization rules. The railroad states it will ensure adequate lighting and operational oversight during any dus…

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## Sources
- [2025-11091 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11091/notice-of-petition-for-extension-of-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2025-11091 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11091.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11091 (as of 2026-11-03).