{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-20301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 20301","heading":"Definition and nonapplication","body":"(a) Definition.—In this chapter, “vehicle” means a car, locomotive, tender, or similar vehicle. (b) Nonapplication.—This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) a train of 4-wheel coal cars. (2) a train of 8-wheel standard logging cars if the height of each car from the top of the rail to the center of the coupling is not more than 25 inches. (3) a locomotive used in hauling a train referred to in clause (2) of this subsection when the locomotive and cars of the train are used only to transport logs. (4) a car, locomotive, or train used on a street railway.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 203—SAFETY APPLIANCES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"aafada72fd80ed3a1a78b83bdb58eaaa38add0540109aec01f93207e1bd9a8ad","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-20171","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-20302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}