{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-215.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 215.3","heading":"Application.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, this part applies to each railroad freight car in service on:\n(1) Standard gage track of a railroad; or\n(2) Any other standard gage track while the car is being operated by, or is otherwise under the control of, a railroad.\n(b) Sections 215.15 and 215.303 of this part do not apply to any car:\n(1) Owned by a Canadian or Mexican Railroad; and\n(2) Having a Canadian or Mexican reporting mark and car number.\n(c) This part does not apply to a railroad freight car that is:\n(1) Operated solely on track inside an industrial or other non-railroad installation; or\n(2) Used exclusively in dedicated service as defined in § 215.5(d) of this part; or\n(3) Maintenance-of-way equipment (including self-propelled maintenance-of-way equipment) if that equipment is not used in revenue service and is stenciled in accordance with § 215.305 of this part.\n(4) Operated in a passenger train and that is inspected, tested, maintained, and operated pursuant to the requirements contained in part 238 of this chapter.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 215—RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"a84c2a046fc1c91362560caeec04149c338c6f3357199abb3ea8ae73b59f1a70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-215.1","next":"us/49-cfr-215.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}