{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-227.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 227.3","heading":"Application.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, subpart B of this part applies to all railroads and contractors to railroads.\n(b) Subpart B of this part does not apply to—\n(1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;\n(2) A rapid transit operation in an urban area that is not connected to the general railroad system of transportation;\n(3) A rapid transit operation in an urban area that is connected to the general system and operates under a shared use waiver;\n(4) A railroad that operates tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations, whether on or off the general railroad system of transportation; or\n(5) Foreign railroad operations that meet the following conditions: Employees of the foreign railroad have a primary reporting point outside of the U.S. but are operating trains or conducting switching operations in the U.S.; and the government of that foreign railroad has implemented requirements for hearing conservation for railroad employees; the foreign railroad undertakes to comply with those requirements while operating within the U.S.; and FRA's Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety Officer determines that the foreign requirements are consistent with the purpose and scope of subpart B of this part. A “foreign railroad” refers to a railroad that is incorporated in a place outside the U.S. and is operated out of a foreign country but operates for some distance in the U.S.\n(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, subpart C of this part applies to any railroad that operates a freight train that transports a PIH material, including a residue of such a PIH material, on standard gage track that is part of the general railroad system of transportation.\n(d) Subpart C of this part does not apply to a railroad that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 227—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAB","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":"997a77c5d41059fb5e533d3a321678210c9601312047e7c360f4a9b6a5d81cca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-227.1","next":"us/49-cfr-227.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}