[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: 49CFR238.223]



[Page 672]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 238_PASSENGER EQUIPMENT SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart C_Specific Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment

 

Sec. 238.223  Locomotive fuel tanks.



    Locomotive fuel tanks shall comply with either the following or an 

industry standard providing at least an equivalent level of safety if 

approved by FRA under Sec. 238.21:

    (a) External fuel tanks. External locomotive fuel tanks shall comply 

with the requirements contained in Appendix D to this part.

    (b) Internal fuel tanks.

    (1) Internal locomotive fuel tanks shall be positioned in a manner 

to reduce the likelihood of accidental penetration from roadway debris 

or collision.

    (2) Internal fuel tank vent systems shall be designed so they do not 

become a path of fuel loss in any tank orientation due to a locomotive 

overturning.

    (3) Internal fuel tank bulkheads and skin shall, at a minimum, be 

equivalent to a 5/16-inch thick steel plate with a yield strength of 

25,000 pounds per square inch. Material of a higher yield strength may 

be used to decrease the required thickness of the material provided at 

least an equivalent level of strength is maintained. Skid plates are not 

required.



[67 FR 19991, Apr. 23, 2002]