[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: 49CFR240.107]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 240_QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table 

of Contents

 

        Subpart B_Component Elements of the Certification Process

 

Sec. 240.107  Criteria for designation of classes of service.



    (a) Each railroad's program shall state which of the three classes 

of service, provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, that it will 

cover.



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    (b) A railroad may issue certificates for any or all of the 

following classes of service:

    (1) Train service engineers,

    (2) Locomotive servicing engineers, and

    (3) Student engineers.

    (c) The following operational constraints apply to each class of 

service:

    (1) Train service engineers may operate locomotives singly or in 

multiples and may move them with or without cars coupled to them;

    (2) Locomotive servicing engineers may operate locomotives singly or 

in multiples but may not move them with cars coupled to them; and

    (3) Student engineers may operate only under direct and immediate 

supervision of an instructor engineer.

    (d) Each railroad is authorized to impose additional conditions or 

operational restrictions on the service an engineer may perform beyond 

those identified in this section provided those conditions or 

restrictions are not inconsistent with this part.