Transportation Division of the, et al v. FRA, et al

  1. August 20, 2021

    DC Circ. Dumps Unions' Bid To Vacate Rail Safety Plan Rule

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected a bid by rail workers' unions seeking to invalidate a Federal Railroad Administration final rule concerning freight railroads' risk reduction programs, saying the agency might have slow-walked the rulemaking process, but had still done its due diligence.

  2. March 09, 2021

    DC Circ. Unsure It Can Vacate Rule Because DOT Was Late

    The D.C. Circuit seemed wary Tuesday that it could vacate a challenged Federal Railroad Administration rule on risk reduction programs just because the agency missed the one-year deadline that Congress gave it for handing down rules.

  3. December 14, 2020

    DOT Asks DC Circ. To Nix Unions' Rail Safety Rule Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Transportation has fired back at a bid by rail workers' unions to get the D.C. Circuit to invalidate a February final rule clarifying what freight railroads must include in their risk reduction programs, saying worker safety concerns were fully vetted.