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FRA is revising and clarifying existing regulations related to the use of glazing materials in the windows of locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses. This final rule reduces paperwork and other economic burdens on the rail industry by removing a stenciling requirement for locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses that are required to be equipped with glazing. This final rule also clarifies the application of the regulations to antiquated equipment and to the end locations of all equipment to provide more certainty to the rail industry and more narrowly address FRA's safety concerns. FRA is also clarifying the definition of passenger car and separately to update the rule by removing certain compliance dates that are no longer necessary. In response to comments to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), see 79 FR 57856, this final rule modifies the application of the glazing safety standards to locomotives used primarily for excursion service and business cars.