# 2026-12849: Museum Begs Feds: Please Stop Making Us Remove the Fragile Brick

2026-12849, Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2026-06-25, effective FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 24, 2026. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12849
- As of: 2026-07-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12849
- Title: Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 38468
- Published: 2026-06-25
- Effective: FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 24, 2026. FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.
- Comments close: 2026-08-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-02

## In one line

Museum Begs Feds: Please Stop Making Us Remove the Fragile Brick

## Summary

The Virginia Museum of Transportation asked for a special pass to skip removing a fragile brick inside their steam locomotive during yearly inspections. They say taking the brick out usually breaks it, but they can still check it well enough with less damage. People have until August 24, 2026, to share their thoughts, and this could save time and money while keeping the train safe.

## Abstract

This document provides the public notice that the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning removal of a locomotive's arch brick during an annual steam locomotive inspection.

## Effects PRIA read

- Waiver to Skip Arch Brick Removal: benefit, low. The Virginia Museum of Transportation petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration on May 6, 2026, asking for a waiver from 49 CFR 230.61(c) so it does not have to remove the arch brick during the annual inspection of locomotive Norfolk and Western 611. VMT says removal usually breaks the brick a…

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## Sources
- [2026-12849 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12849/notice-of-petition-for-waiver-of-compliance)
- [2026-12849 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12849.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12849 (as of 2026-07-02).