Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Feb 03, 2026
§ 224.3 - Applicability.

This part applies to all railroad freight cars and locomotives that operate over a public or private highway-rail grade crossing and are used for revenue or work train service, except:

(a) Freight rolling stock that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;

(b) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation;

(c) Locomotives and passenger cars used exclusively in passenger service;

(d) Freight rolling stock that is subject to a reflectorization requirement promulgated by another Federal agency; or

(e) Freight rolling stock used for only for tourist, historic, excursion, educational, recreational, or private purposes, except for incidental freight service.

[70 FR 62176, Oct. 28, 2005, as amended at 91 FR 3391, Jan. 27, 2026]
source: 70 FR 62176, Oct. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 224.3