{"id":36805,"date":"2013-12-03T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/fra-announces-rule-on-passenger-rail-emergencies\/"},"modified":"2013-12-03T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T14:00:03","slug":"fra-announces-rule-on-passenger-rail-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/fra-announces-rule-on-passenger-rail-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"FRA announces rule on passenger rail emergencies","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14860\" style=\"margin-top: 4px;margin-bottom: 4px;margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" alt=\"FRA_logo_words\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/FRA_logo_words.jpg\" width=\"134\" height=\"150\" \/>The Federal Railroad Administration Nov. 29 announced a new final rule intended to further help with the evacuation of passengers and crewmembers in the event of a rail emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Among the provisions, the rule requires that vestibule and interior passageway doors on passenger cars be fitted with removable panels and windows to allow passage if the doors do not open, and to provide for manual override in opening doors. 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