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NTSB As a result of this accident, on July 8, 2015, the NTSB also reiterated the following previously issued recommendations to the FRA asking it to require inward-facing cameras:

R-10-1 "Require the installation, in all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments, of crash- and fire-protected inward- and outward-facing audio and image recorders capable of providing recordings to verify that train crew actions are in accordance with rules and procedures that are essential to safety as well as train operating conditions. The devices should have a minimum 12-hour continuous recording capability with recordings that are easily accessible for review, with appropriate limitations on public release, for the investigation of accidents or for use by management in carrying out efficiency testing and systemwide performance monitoring programs."

R-10-2 "Require that railroads regularly review and use in-cab audio and image recordings (with appropriate limitations on public release), in conjunction with other performance data, to verify that train crew actions are in accordance with rules and procedures that are essential to safety."

Safety Recommendations R-10-1 and -2 are classified "Open—Acceptable Response" based on the FRA's stated intention to issue an NPRM to mandate installation of video cameras. The NTSB noted in its reply to the FRA that in order to satisfy the recommendation both video and audio would need to be required.

The NTSB notes that the recently passed FAST Act requires installation of image recorders on all passenger trains. Specifically, section 11411 states the following about the installation of audio and image recording devices:

"(a) IN GENERAL: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations to require each railroad carrier that provides regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to the public to install inward- and outward-facing image recording devices in all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments in such passenger trains.

(b) DEVICE STANDARDS: Each inward- and outward-facing image recording device shall

(1) have a minimum 12-hour continuous recording capability;

(2) have crash and fire protections for any in-cab image recordings that are stored only within a controlling locomotive cab or cab car operating compartment; and" 39