# 2025-15022: Trains Get Breathing Room: Safety Gear Deadline Pushed Back

2025-15022, Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2025-08-07, effective This document extends the compliance dates in the emergency escape breathing apparatus final rule published on January 26, 2024. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15022
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15022
- Title: Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 38071
- Published: 2025-08-07
- Effective: This document extends the compliance dates in the emergency escape breathing apparatus final rule published on January 26, 2024.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2130-AD01
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Trains Get Breathing Room: Safety Gear Deadline Pushed Back

## Summary

The government is giving more time for folks who use emergency escape breathing gear to meet new safety rules. This change helps companies and workers get ready without rushing, thanks to feedback and extra checks. No extra costs are expected right now, just a smoother timeline to keep everyone safe and sound.

## Abstract

This document extends the compliance dates in the emergency escape breathing apparatus final rule published on January 26, 2024. FRA is extending the compliance dates in response to concerns raised in a joint petition for reconsideration, as well as FRA's own investigation into the feasibility of these dates.

## Effects PRIA read

- Compliance Date Extension for Escape Gear: benefit, low. If you or your company use emergency escape breathing apparatus (EEBA), the Federal Railroad Administration is extending the compliance dates for the EEBA final rule published January 26, 2024. The extension was made after a joint petition for reconsideration and FRA’s feasibility review, and the a…

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## Sources
- [2025-15022 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-15022/emergency-escape-breathing-apparatus-standards)
- [2025-15022 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-15022.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15022 (as of 2026-06-08).