49 C.F.R. § 224.105 Sheeting dimensions and quantity.
Title 49 - Transportation
Retroreflective sheeting shall be applied along the length of each railroad freight car and locomotive side as described in §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.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 224—REFLECTORIZATION OF RAIL FREIGHT ROLLING STOCK
Subpart B—Application, Inspection, and Maintenance of Retroreflective Material
§ 224.105 Sheeting dimensions and quantity.
Table 2 of Subpart B_Minimum Quantity Requirement for Retroreflective Sheeting on Freight Rolling Stock---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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\)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Less than 50 ft. 3.5 4.0Over 50 ft. to 60 ft. 4.0 5.0Over 60 ft. to 70 ft. 4.5 5.5Over 70 ft. to 80 ft. 5.0 6.0Over 80 ft. to 90 ft. 5.5 7.0Over 90 ft. to 100 ft. \1\.......................... 6.0 7.5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\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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