{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-240.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 240.101","heading":"Certification program required.","body":"(a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have in effect a written program for certifying the qualifications of locomotive engineers.\n(b) Each railroad shall have such a program in effect prior to commencing operations.\n(c) Each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with § 240.103 that includes:\n(1) A procedure for designating any person it determines to be qualified as a supervisor of locomotive engineers that complies with the criteria established in § 240.105;\n(2) A designation of the classes of service that it determines will be used in compliance with the criteria established in § 240.107;\n(3) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in § 240.109;\n(4) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in § 240.121;\n(5) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in § 240.123;\n(6) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.125;\n(7) A procedure for skill performance testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.127; and\n(8) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in § 240.129.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 240—QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS","Subpart B—Component Elements of the Certification Process"],"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":"f5b48a3fe4510b4f37966d61c5d41faf8194ff9f696da742aa94b2718edf33e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-240.11","next":"us/49-cfr-240.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}