[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 49CFR221.3]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 221_REAR END MARKING DEVICE_PASSENGER, COMMUTER AND FREIGHT TRAINS

--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 221.3  Application.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part 

applies to passenger, commuter and freight trains when operated on a 

standard gage main track which is part of the general railroad system of 

transportation.

    (b) This part does not apply to:

    (1) A railroad that operates only trains consisting of historical or 

antiquated equipment for excursion, educational, or recreational 

purposes;

    (2) A train that operates only on track inside an installation which 

is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;

    (3) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected 

with the general railroad system of transportation.

    (4) A railroad that operates only one train at any given time.



[42 FR 2321, Jan. 11, 1977, as amended at 53 FR 28600, July 28, 1988]