[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: 49CFR239.107]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 239_PASSENGER TRAIN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Specific Requirements

 

Sec. 239.107  Emergency exits.



    For additional requirements related to emergency window exits, see 

part 223 of this chapter.

    (a) Marking. Each railroad operating passenger train service shall 

determine for each passenger car that is in service, except for self-

propelled cars designed to carry baggage, mail, or express:

    (1) That all door exits intended for emergency egress are either 

lighted or conspicuously and legibly marked with luminescent material on 

the inside of the car and that clear and understandable instructions are 

posted at or near such exits.

    (2) That all door exits intended for emergency access by emergency 

responders for extrication of passengers are marked with retroreflective 

material and that clear and understandable instructions are posted at 

each such door.

    (b) Inspection, maintenance, and repair. Consistent with the 

requirements of part 223 of this chapter, each railroad operating 

passenger train service shall:

    (1) Provide for scheduled inspection, maintenance, and repair of 

emergency window and door exits;



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    (2) Test a representative sample of emergency window exits on its 

cars at least once every 180 days to verify that they are operating 

properly; and

    (3) Repair each inoperative emergency window and door exit on a car 

before returning the car to service.

    (c) Records. Each railroad operating passenger service shall 

maintain records of its inspection, maintenance, and repair of emergency 

window and door exits at its system headquarters and applicable division 

headquarters for two calendar years after the end of the calendar year 

to which they relate. These records shall be made available to 

representatives of FRA and States participating under part 212 of this 

chapter for inspection and copying during normal business hours.

    (d) Electronic recordkeeping. Each railroad to which this part 

applies is authorized to retain by electronic recordkeeping the 

information prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, provided that 

all of the following conditions are met:

    (1) The railroad adequately limits and controls accessibility to 

such information retained in its database system and identifies those 

individuals who have such access;

    (2) The railroad has a terminal at the system headquarters and at 

each division headquarters;

    (3) Each such terminal has a desk-top computer (i.e., monitor, 

central processing unit, and keyboard) and either a facsimile machine or 

a printer connected to the computer to retrieve and produce information 

in a usable format for immediate review by representatives of FRA and 

States participating under part 212 of this chapter;

    (4) The railroad has a designated representative who is authorized 

to authenticate retrieved information from the electronic system as true 

and accurate copies of the electronically kept records; and

    (5) The railroad provides representatives of FRA and States 

participating under part 212 of this chapter with immediate access to 

these records for inspection and copying during normal business hours 

and provides printouts of such records upon request.