49 C.F.R. 49 CFR--PART 229
Title 49 - Transportation
Effective Date(s): August 28, 2006 5. Add new §229.201 to Subpart D to read as follows: (a) Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to help protect locomotive cab occupants in the event that a locomotive collides with another locomotive or piece of on-track equipment, a shifted load on a freight car on an adjacent parallel track, or a highway vehicle at a highway-rail grade crossing. (b) This subpart prescribes minimum crashworthiness standards for locomotives. It also establishes the requirements for obtaining FRA approval of: new locomotive crashworthiness design standards; changes to FRA-approved locomotive crashworthiness design standards; and alternative locomotive crashworthiness designs.
Amendment from June 28, 2006
49 CFR--PART 229
Amendment(s) published June 28, 2006, in 71 FR 36912
§ 229.201 Purpose and scope.
