49 CFR 38.109
§ 38.109 Between-car barriers.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 38.109, § 38.109 Between-car barriers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/255105
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Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, and where between-car bellows are not provided, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform between cars. Appropriate devices include, but are not limited to, pantograph gates, chains, motion detectors or other suitable devices.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.