[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: 49CFR224.109]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

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

 

 Subpart B_Application, Inspection, and Maintenance of Retroreflective 

                                Material

 

Sec. 224.109  Inspection, repair, and replacement.



    (a) Railroad freight cars. Retroreflective sheeting on railroad 

freight cars subject to this part must be visually inspected for 

presence and condition whenever a car undergoes a single car air brake 

test required under Sec. 232.305 of this chapter. If at the time of 

inspection more than 20 percent of the amount of sheeting required under 

Sec. 224.105 on either side of a car is damaged, obscured, or missing, 

the inspecting railroad or contractor shall promptly notify the car 

owner of the damaged, obscured, or missing sheeting. The inspecting 

railroad or contractor shall retain a written or electronic copy of each 

such notification made for at least two years from the date of the 

notice and shall make these records available for inspection and copying 

by the FRA upon request. Any car owner notified of a defect under this 

section shall have nine months (270 calendar days) from the date of 

notification to repair or replace the damaged, obscured, or missing 

sheeting.

    (b) Locomotives. Retroreflective sheeting must be visually inspected 

for presence and condition when the locomotive receives the annual 

inspection required under Sec. 229.27 of this chapter. If at the time 

of inspection more than 20 percent of the amount of sheeting required 

under Sec. 224.105 on either side of a locomotive is damaged, obscured, 

or missing, that damaged, obscured, or missing sheeting must be repaired 

or replaced. If conditions at the time of inspection are such that 

adequate repairs cannot be made, replacement material can not be 

applied, or if sufficient replacement material is not available, such 

application may be completed at the next forward location where 

conditions permit, provided a record of the defect is maintained in the 

locomotive cab or in a secure and accessible electronic database to 

which FRA is provided access on request.



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