{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-230.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 230.2","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to all railroads that operate steam locomotives.\n(b) This part does not apply to:\n(1) A railroad with track gage of less than 24 inches;\n(2) A railroad that operates exclusively freight trains and does so only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general system of transportation;\n(3) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general system of transportation; or\n(4) A railroad that operates passenger trains and does so only on track inside an installation that is insular, i.e., its operations are limited to a separate enclave in such a way that there is no reasonable expectation that the safety of the public—except a business guest, a licensee of the railroad or an affiliated entity, or a trespasser—would be affected by the operation. An operation will not be considered insular if one or more of the following exists on its line:\n(i) A public highway-rail crossing that is in use;\n(ii) An at-grade rail crossing that is in use;\n(iii) A bridge over a public road or waters used for commercial navigation; or\n(iv) A common corridor with another railroad, i.e., its operations are conducted within 30 feet of those of any other railroad.\n(c) See appendix A of part 209 for a current statement of the FRA's policy on its exercise of jurisdiction.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 230—STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE 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":"750d8a2a14d4711d9e3ae3b571dead467051ff97600d899f59032df68e79c7ab","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-230.1","next":"us/49-cfr-230.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}