[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: 49CFR229.3]



[Page 380-381]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 229_RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 229.3  Applicability.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) of this 

section, this part applies to all standard gage railroads.

    (b) This part does not apply to:

    (1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation 

which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation; or

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

with the general railroad system of transportation.

    (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec. 229.125 do not apply to Tier II 

passenger equipment as defined in Sec. 238.5 of this chapter (i.e., 

passenger equipment operating at speeds exceeding 125 mph but not 

exceeding 150 mph).

    (d) On or after November 8, 1999, paragraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1) of 

Sec. 229.141 do not apply to ``passenger equipment'' as defined in 

Sec. 238.5 of this chapter, unless such equipment is excluded from the 

requirements of Sec. Sec. 238.203 through 238.219, and Sec. 238.223 of 

this chapter by operation of Sec. 238.201(a)(2) of this chapter.

    (e) Paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(4), and (b)(2) through (b)(4) of 

Sec. 229.141 do not apply to ``passenger equipment'' as defined in 

Sec. 238.5 of this chapter that is



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placed in service for the first time on or after September 8, 2000, 

unless such equipment is excluded from the requirements of Sec. Sec. 

238.203 through 238.219, and Sec. 238.223 of this chapter by operation 

of Sec. 238.201(a)(2) of this chapter.



[54 FR 33229, Aug. 14, 1989, as amended at 64 FR 25659, May 12, 1999]