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HR 5684 102th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Department of Transportation Equipment and supplies Lighting Locomotives Railroad safety Railroads

Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act

Introduced: July 23, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Aug 7, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 23, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring passenger, commuter, and other trains to have ditchlights (designed to illuminate the sides of a railroad locomotive as well as the railroad tracks and the contiguous areas) affixed to the front of their locomotives.

What's happening now August 7, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

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  • S 2644 Identical bill Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 22, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5684: Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5684/
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"H.R. 5684: Increased Railroad Locomotive Visibility Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5684/.
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H.R. 5684, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5684/.
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