# 2025-11092: Historic Caboose Wants an Exemption from Paint and Reflector Rules

2025-11092, Notice of Petition for 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. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable. (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11092
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11092
- Title: Notice of Petition for 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. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Historic Caboose Wants an Exemption from Paint and Reflector Rules

## Summary

Steamtown National Historic Site wants permission to skip some safety rules for their old caboose used in fun train rides. They’re asking to avoid certain paint and reflector rules because the caboose is historic and mostly runs during the day in safe areas. People have until July 17, 2025, to share their thoughts before a decision is made.

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that Steamtown National Historic Site (SNCX) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling and reflectorization of rail cars.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-11092 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11092/notice-of-petition-for-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2025-11092 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11092.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11092 (as of 2026-11-03).