[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: 49CFR224.105]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

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

 

 Subpart B_Application, Inspection, and Maintenance of Retroreflective 

                                Material

 

Sec.  224.105  Sheeting dimensions and quantity.



    Retroreflective sheeting shall be applied along the length of each 

railroad freight car and locomotive side as described in Sec.  224.106. 

Unless otherwise specified, retroreflective sheeting applied under this 

part shall be applied in strips 4 inches wide and 18 or 36 inches long, 

as practicable. The amount of retroreflective sheeting to be applied to 

each car or locomotive subject to this part is dependent on the length 

of the car or locomotive and the color of the sheeting. For purposes of 

this part, the length of a railroad freight car or locomotive is 

measured from endsill to endsill, exclusive of the coupler and draft 

gear. Each side of a railroad freight car subject to this part, 

including each unit of multi-unit cars, and each side of a locomotive 

subject to this part must be equipped with at least the minimum amount 

of retroreflective sheeting specified in Table 2 of this subpart.



    Table 2 of Subpart B--Minimum Quantity Requirement for Retroreflective Sheeting on Freight Rolling Stock

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                                                             Minimum area of               Minimum area of

                                                        retroreflective sheeting      retroreflective sheeting

          Freight car or locomotive length            required (per car/locomotive  required (per car/locomotive

                                                       side)--yellow  sheeting (ft    side)--white sheeting (ft

                                                                  \2\)                          \2\)

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Less than 50 ft.                                                               3.5                           4.0

Over 50 ft. to 60 ft.                                                          4.0                           5.0

Over 60 ft. to 70 ft.                                                          4.5                           5.5

Over 70 ft. to 80 ft.                                                          5.0                           6.0

Over 80 ft. to 90 ft.                                                          5.5                           7.0

Over 90 ft. to 100 ft. \1\..........................                           6.0                          7.5

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\1\ Freight cars or locomotives over 100 ft. in length must be equipped with an additional one-half a square

  foot of sheeting on each side for every additional 10 feet of length.





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