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Title 49TransportationPart / Section
Subtitle BOther Regulations Relating to Transportation100 – 1699
Chapter IIFederal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation200 – 299
Part 228Passenger Train Employee Hours of Service; Recordkeeping and Reporting; Sleeping Quarters228.1 – 228.413
Subpart AGeneral228.1 – 228.6
§ 228.1Scope.
§ 228.3Application and responsibility for compliance.
§ 228.5Definitions.
§ 228.6Penalties.
Subpart BRecords and Reporting228.7 – 228.23
Subpart CConstruction of Railroad-Provided Sleeping Quarters228.101 – 228.107
§ 228.101Distance requirement for employee sleeping quarters; definitions used in this subpart.
§ 228.102Distance requirement for camp cars provided as sleeping quarters exclusively to MOW workers.
§ 228.103Approval procedure: construction within one-half mile (2,640 feet) (804 meters).
§ 228.105Additional requirements; construction within one-third mile (1,760 feet) (536 meters) of certain switching.
§ 228.107Action on petition.
Subpart DElectronic Recordkeeping System and Automated Recordkeeping System228.201 – 228.207
§ 228.201Electronic recordkeeping system and automated recordkeeping system; general.
§ 228.203Program components.
§ 228.205Access to electronic records.
§ 228.206Requirements for automated records and for automated recordkeeping systems on eligible smaller railroads, and their contractors or subcontractors that provide covered service employees to such railroads.
§ 228.207Training.
Subpart ESafety and Health Requirements for Camp Cars Provided by Railroads as Sleeping Quarters228.301 – 228.335
Subpart FSubstantive Hours of Service Requirements for Train Employees Engaged in Commuter or Intercity Rail Passenger Transportation228.401 – 228.413
Appendix A to Part 228
Requirements of the Hours of Service Act: Statement of Agency Policy and Interpretation
Appendixes B-C to Part 228 [Reserved]
Appendix D to Part 228
Guidance on Fatigue Management Plans