49 C.F.R. PART 232--BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS for FREIGHT and OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS and EQUIPMENT; END-of-TRAIN DEVICES
TITLE 49--Transportation
Subtitle B--OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 232--BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS for FREIGHT and OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS and EQUIPMENT; END-of-TRAIN DEVICES
Subpart A--GENERAL
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| Responsibility for compliance.
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| Movement of defective equipment.
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| Special approval procedure.
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Subpart B--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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| General requirements for all train brake systems.
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| General requirements for locomotives.
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| Air source requirements and cold weather operations.
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| Dynamic brake requirements.
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| Train handling information.
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Subpart C--INSPECTION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
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| Class I brake test-initial terminal inspection.
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| Class IA brake tests--1,000-mile inspection.
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| Class II brake tests--intermediate inspection.
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| Class III brake tests-trainline continuity inspection.
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| Transfer train brake tests.
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| Train brake tests conducted using yard air.
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| Double heading and helper service.
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Subpart D--PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
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| Single car air brake tests.
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| Modification of the single car air brake test procedures.
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| Equipment and devices used to perform single car air brake tests.
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Subpart E--END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES
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| Design standards for one-way end-of-train devices.
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| Design and performance standards for two-way end-of-train devices.
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| Operations requiring use of two-way end-of-train devices; prohibition on purchase of nonconforming devices.
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| Inspection and testing of end-of-train devices.
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Subpart F--INTRODUCTION OF NEW BRAKE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
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| Process to introduce new brake system technology.
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| Pre-revenue service acceptance testing plan.
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