49 CFR 238.137
§ 238.137 Mixed consist; operating equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 238.137, § 238.137 Mixed consist; operating equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259363
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(a) A train made up of equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems shall be operated within the constraints of each such door system.
(b) No later than December 6, 2018, each railroad shall adopt and comply with operating rules to provide for the safe use of equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems when utilized in a mixed consist.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.