Secure Tracks Act

The bill amends title 49 of the U.S. Code to add a new section on railroad track inspections. It would require main line track operated at Class 3 speeds or higher to receive visual inspections by a qualified inspector at least twice weekly, direct immediate correction or removal from service of any detected defect, and bar the Secretary of Transportation from granting safety waivers whose alternative inspection methods fail to detect all defects recognized as unsafe. Within one year, the Secretary would be required to update Federal Railroad Administration regulations to mandate Track Geometry Measurement System inspections at specified frequencies by track class and tonnage, and to require immediate remediation of deviations found by any inspection method.

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