{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-230.82","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 230.82","heading":"Fire doors.","body":"(a) General provisions. Each steam locomotive shall have a fire door which shall latch securely when closed and which shall be maintained in a safe and suitable condition for service. Fire doors on all oil-burning locomotives shall be latched securely with a pin or key.\n(b) Mechanically operated fire doors. Mechanically operated fire doors shall be so constructed and maintained that they may be operated by pressure of the foot on a pedal, or other suitable appliance, located on the floor of the cab or tender at a suitable distance from the fire door, so that they may be conveniently operated by the person firing the steam locomotive.\n(c) Hand-operated doors. Hand operated fire doors shall be so constructed and maintained that they may be conveniently operated by the person firing the steam locomotive.","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 C—Steam Locomotives and Tenders"],"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":"65aed32e11fe2499af37dbfce98ff2662b9757d1e0305479c7c284c351a7798a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-230.81","next":"us/49-cfr-230.83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}