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Title 49TransportationPart / Section
Subtitle BOther Regulations Relating to Transportation100 – 1699
Chapter IIFederal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation200 – 299
Part 238Passenger Equipment Safety Standards238.1 – 238.753
Subpart AGeneral238.1 – 238.21
Subpart BSafety Planning and General Requirements238.101 – 238.137
Subpart CSpecific Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment238.201 – 238.237
Subpart DInspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment238.301 – 238.321
Subpart ESpecific Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment238.401 – 238.447
Subpart FInspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment238.501 – 238.505
§ 238.501Scope.
§ 238.503Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.
§ 238.505Program approval procedure.
Subpart GSpecific Safety Planning Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment238.601 – 238.603
§ 238.601Scope.
§ 238.603Safety planning requirements.
Subpart HSpecific Requirements for Tier III Passenger Equipment238.701 – 238.753
Subpart I—Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for Tier III Passenger Equipment—[Reserved]
Appendix A to Part 238 [Reserved]
Appendix B to Part 238
Test Methods and Performance Criteria for the Flammability and Smoke Emission Characteristics of Materials Used in Passenger Cars and Locomotive Cabs
Appendix C to Part 238 [Reserved]
Appendix D to Part 238
Requirements for External Fuel Tanks on Tier I Locomotives
Appendix E to Part 238
General Principles of Reliability-Based Maintenance Programs
Appendix F to Part 238
Alternative Dynamic Performance Requirements for Front End Structures of Cab Cars and MU Locomotives
Appendix G to Part 238
Alternative Requirements for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Tier I Passenger Trainsets
Appendix H to Part 238
Rigid Locomotive Design Computer Model Input Data and Geometrical Depiction