[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR174.1]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 174_CARRIAGE BY RAIL--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart A_General Requirements

 

Sec. 174.1  Purpose and scope.









                     Subpart A_General Requirements



Sec.

174.1 Purpose and scope.

174.3 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments.

174.5 Carrier's materials and supplies.

174.9 Inspection and acceptance.

174.14 Movements to be expedited.

174.16 Removal and disposition of hazardous materials at destination.

174.20 Local or carrier restrictions.



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                Subpart B_General Operating Requirements



174.24 Shipping papers.

174.26 Notice to train crews.

174.50 Nonconforming or leaking packages.



           Subpart C_General Handling and Loading Requirements



174.55 General requirements.

174.57 Cleaning cars.

174.59 Marking and placarding of rail cars.

174.61 Transport vehicles and freight containers on flat cars.

174.63 Portable tanks, IM portable tanks, IBCs, cargo tanks, and multi-

          unit tank car tanks.

174.67 Tank car unloading.

174.81 Segregation of hazardous materials.



   Subpart D_Handling of Placarded Rail Cars, Transport Vehicles and 

                           Freight Containers



174.82 General requirements for the handling of placarded rail cars, 

          transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packages.

174.83 Switching placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight 

          containers, and bulk packagings.

174.84 Position in train of loaded placarded rail cars, transport 

          vehicles, freight containers or bulk packagings when 

          accompanied by guards or technical escorts.

174.85 Position in train of placarded cars, transport vehicles, freight 

          containers, and bulk packagings.

174.86 Maximum allowable operating speed.



                 Subpart E_Class I (Explosive) Materials



174.101 Loading Class 1 (explosive) materials.

174.102 Forbidden mixed loading and storage.

174.103 Disposition of damaged or astray shipments.

174.104 Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials; car selection, 

          preparation, inspection, and certification.

174.105 Routing shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials.

174.106 ``Order-Notify'' or ``C.O.D.'' shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 

          (explosive) materials.

174.110 Car magazine.

174.112 Loading Division 1.3 and Division 1.2 (explosive) materials 

          (Also see Sec. 174.101).

174.114 Record to be made of change of seals on ``Cars loaded with 

          Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials''.

174.115 Loading Division 1.4 (explosive) materials.



      Subpart F_Detailed Requirements for Class 2 (Gases) Materials



174.200 Special handling requirements.

174.201 Class 2 (gases) material cylinders.

174.204 Tank car delivery of gases, including cryogenic liquids.

174.290 Materials extremely poisonous by inhalation shipped by, for, or 

          to the Department of Defense.



Subpart G_Detailed Requirements for Class 3 (Flammable Liquid) Materials



174.300 Special handling requirements.

174.304 Class 3 (flammable liquid) materials in tank cars.



Subparts H-I [Reserved]



 Subpart J_Detailed Requirements for Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials



174.600 Special handling requirements for materials extremely poisonous 

          by inhalation.

174.615 Cleaning cars.

174.680 Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials with foodstuffs.



   Subpart K_Detailed Requirements for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials



174.700 Special handling requirements for Class 7 (radioactive) 

          materials.

174.715 Cleanliness of transport vehicles after use.

174.750 Incidents involving leakage.



    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.







    This part prescribes requirements in addition to those contained in 

parts 171, 172, 173, and 179 of this subchapter, to be observed with 

respect to the transportation of hazardous materials in or on rail cars.



[Amdt. 174-26, 41 FR 16092, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 174-26A, 

41 FR 40685, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 174-74, 58 FR 51533, Oct. 1, 1993]