Illinois Railway Safety Act of 2026 establishes safety requirements for railroad operations.
The Illinois Railway Safety Act of 2026 mandates that a locomotive engineer must be present in the locomotive cab of every train operating on a line and capable of taking control of the train in the event of a safety issue. It requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to work with each railroad company to ensure that wayside detector systems are installed and operating along railroad tracks on which the railroad operates and to ensure that specified standards are met.
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