GroundRules
49 CFR 229.71: Clearance above top of rail.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 229—RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS
- Subpart C—Safety Requirements
No part or appliance of a locomotive except the wheels, flexible nonmetallic sand pipe extension tips, and trip cock arms may be less than 2 1/2 inches above the top of rail.
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