[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR224.105]

[Page 342-343]
 
                        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.

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    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.