Safety Planning and General Requirements

  1. Law
  2. CFR 49
  3. Transportation
  4. Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
  5. Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
  6. Passenger Equipment Safety Standards
  7. Safety Planning and General Requirements

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Section
238.101

Scope.

Section
238.103

Fire safety.

Section
238.105

Train electronic hardware and software safety.

Section
238.107

Inspection, testing, and maintenance plan.

Section
238.109

Training, qualification, and designation program.

Section
238.111

Pre-revenue service acceptance testing plan.

Appendix
Figure 1 to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of Location and Staggering of Emergency Window Exits - § 238.113

Appendix
Figure 1A to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of Location of Rescue Access Windows - § 238.114

Appendix
Figure 1B to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of Location and Staggering of Emergency Window Exits and Location of Rescue Access Windows - §§ 238.113 and 238.114

Appendix
Figure 1C to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of a Passenger Compartment Including a Vestibule Connected by an Open Passageway and Excluding a Vestibule Separated by an Interior Door - §§ 238.113 and 238.114

Appendix
Figure 2 to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of a Multi-Level Car Complying with Window Location and Staggering Requirements - §§ 238.113 and 238.114

Appendix
Figure 2A to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of an Intermediate Level Seating Area of a Multi-Level Car Complying With Window Location Requirements - §§ 238.113 and 238.114

Appendix
Figure 2B to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of an Intermediate Level Seating Area of a Multi-Level Car Complying With Window Location Requirements - §§ 238.113 and 238.114

Appendix
Figure 3 to Subpart B of Part 238

Example of Location and Marking of Structural Weak Points on Roof of Passenger Car - § 238.123

Section
238.112

Door emergency egress and rescue access systems.

Section
238.113

Emergency window exits.

Section
238.114

Rescue access windows.

Section
238.115

Emergency lighting.

Section
238.117

Protection against personal injury.

Section
238.119

Rim-stamped straight-plate wheels.

Section
238.121

Emergency communication.

Section
238.123

Emergency roof access.

Section
238.125

Marking and instructions for emergency egress and rescue access.

Section
238.127

Low-location emergency exit path marking.

Section
238.131

Exterior side door safety systems - new passenger cars and locomotives used in passenger service.

Section
238.133

Exterior side door safety systems - all passenger cars and locomotives used in a passenger service.

Section
238.135

Operating practices for exterior side door safety systems.

Section
238.137

Mixed consist; operating equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems.