No More Graffiti Rules for Your Vintage Train Party Cars
Published Date: 7/1/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
If you own or operate old freight cars just for fun—like tourist rides, historic trips, or private use—and don’t swap them with other railroads, you won’t have to paint those annoying stencil markings anymore. This change makes life easier and saves money for folks keeping railroad history alive. It kicks in once the rule is official, so get ready to enjoy simpler rules soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Old Tourist Freight Cars No Longer Must Be Stenciled
If this proposal is finalized, you who own or operate freight cars used only for tourist, historic, excursion, educational, recreational, or private purposes and that are not interchanged would no longer have to stencil the required information on those cars. The change explicitly includes restricted freight cars more than 50 years old that meet those conditions.
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