[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: 49CFR223.9]



[Page 317-318]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 223_SAFETY GLAZING STANDARDS_LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGER CARS AND 

CABOOSES--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Specific Requirements

 

Sec. 223.9  Requirements for new or rebuilt equipment.



    (a) Locomotives, including yard locomotives, built or rebuilt after 

June 30, 1980, must be equipped with certified glazing in all locomotive 

cab windows.

    (b) Cabooses, including yard cabooses, built or rebuilt after June 

30, 1980, must be equipped with certified glazing in all windows.

    (c) Passenger cars, including self-propelled passenger cars, built 

or rebuilt after June 30, 1980, must be equipped with certified glazing 

in all windows and at least four emergency opening windows.

    (d) Marking. Each railroad providing passenger train service shall 

ensure that for each passenger car, except for self-propelled cars 

designed to carry baggage, mail, or express:

    (1) Each emergency window is conspicuously and legibly marked with 

luminescent material on the inside of each car to facilitate passenger 

egress. Each such railroad shall post clear and legible operating 

instructions at or near each such exit.

    (2) Each window intended for emergency access by emergency 

responders for extrication of passengers is marked



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with a retroreflective, unique, and easily recognizable symbol or other 

clear marking. Each such railroad shall post clear and understandable 

window-access instructions either at each such window or at each end of 

the car.



[44 FR 77352, Dec. 31, 1979, as amended at 45 FR 49271, July 24, 1980; 

63 FR 24675, May 4, 1998]