Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Feb 03, 2026
§ 38.85 - Between-car barriers.

Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, 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.

source: 56 FR 45756, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 38.85