[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR224.1]



[Page 325]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

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

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  224.1  Purpose and scope.





    (a) The purpose of this part is to reduce highway-rail grade 

crossing accidents and deaths, injuries, and property damage resulting 

from those accidents, by enhancing the conspicuity of rail freight 

rolling stock so as to increase its detectability by motor vehicle 

operators at night and under conditions of poor visibility.

    (b) In order to achieve cost-effective mitigation of collision risk 

at highway-rail grade crossings, this part establishes the duties of 

freight rolling stock owners (including those who manage maintenance of 

freight rolling stock, supply freight rolling stock for transportation, 

or offer freight rolling stock in transportation) and railroads to 

progressively apply retroreflective material to freight rolling stock, 

and to periodically inspect and maintain that material. Freight rolling 

stock owners, however, are under no duty to install, clean or otherwise 

maintain, or repair reflective material except as specified in this 

part.

    (c) This part establishes a schedule for the application of 

retroreflective material to rail freight rolling stock and prescribes 

standards for the application, inspection, and maintenance of 

retroreflective material to rail freight rolling stock for the purpose 

of enhancing its detectability at highway-rail grade crossings. This 

part does not restrict a freight rolling stock owner or railroad from 

applying retroreflective material to freight rolling stock for other 

purposes if not inconsistent with the recognizable pattern required by 

this part.