[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: 49CFR224.1]



[Page 321-322]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 224_REFLECTORIZATION OF RAIL FREIGHT ROLLING STOCK--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 224.1  Purpose and scope.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

224.1 Purpose and scope.

222.3 Applicability.

224.5 Definitions.

224.7 Waivers.

224.9 Responsibility for compliance.

224.11 Penalties.

224.13 Preemptive effect.

224.15 Special approval procedures.



 Subpart B_Application, Inspection, and Maintenance of Retroreflective 

                                Material



224.101 General requirements.

224.103 Characteristics of retroreflective sheeting.

224.105 Sheeting dimensions and quantity.

224.106 Location of retroreflective sheeting.

224.107 Implementation schedule.

224.109 Inspection, repair, and replacement.

224.111 Renewal.



Appendix A to Part 224--Schedule of Civil Penalties.

Appendix B to Part 224--Reflectorization Implementation Compliance 

          Report.



    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20148 and 21301; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 

and 49 CFR 1.49.



    Source: 70 FR 170, Jan. 3, 2005, unless otherwise noted.



    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 30379, May 26, 2005, part 224 was 

suspended indefinitely.







    (a) The purpose of this part is to reduce highway-rail grade 

crossing accidents and deaths, injuries, and property damage resulting 

from those accidents, by enhancing the conspicuity of rail freight 

rolling stock so as to increase its detectability by motor vehicle 

operators at night and under conditions of poor visibility.

    (b) In order to achieve cost-effective mitigation of collision risk 

at highway-rail grade crossings, this part establishes the duties of 

freight rolling stock owners (including those who manage maintenance of 

freight rolling stock, supply freight rolling stock for transportation, 

or offer freight rolling stock in transportation) and railroads to 

progressively apply retroreflective material to freight rolling stock, 

and to periodically inspect and maintain that material. Freight rolling 

stock owners, however, are under no duty to install, clean or otherwise 

maintain, or repair reflective material except as specified in this 

part.

    (c) This part establishes a schedule for the application of 

retroreflective material to rail freight rolling stock and prescribes 

standards for the application, inspection, and maintenance of 

retroreflective material to rail freight rolling stock for the purpose 

of enhancing its detectability at highway-rail grade crossings. This 

part does not restrict a freight rolling stock owner or railroad from 

applying retroreflective material to freight rolling stock for



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other purposes if not inconsistent with the recognizable pattern 

required by this part.