{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-228.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 228.3","heading":"Application and responsibility for compliance.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, subparts B and D of this part apply to all railroads, all contractors for railroads, and all subcontractors for railroads. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, subparts C and E of this part apply only to all railroads.\n(b) Subparts B through E of this part do not apply to:\n(1) A railroad, a contractor for a railroad, or a subcontractor for a railroad that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation (i.e., a plant railroad as defined in § 228.5);\n(2) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations that are not part of the general railroad system of transportation as defined in § 228.5, except as provided in § 228.413(d)(2); or\n(3) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.\n(c) The application of subpart F of this part is set forth in § 228.401.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 228—PASSENGER TRAIN EMPLOYEE HOURS OF SERVICE; RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING; SLEEPING QUARTERS","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":"4b5684cdbf76862491c565f5214376ea7de09b8211bb9d3783bef5842f5004c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-228.1","next":"us/49-cfr-228.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}