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49 CFR §224.3

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This part applies to all railroad freight cars and locomotives that operate over a public or private highway-rail grade crossing and are used for revenue or work train service, except:
  1. (a)Freight rolling stock that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;
  2. (b)Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation;
  3. (c)Locomotives and passenger cars used exclusively in passenger service;
  4. (d)Freight rolling stock that is subject to a reflectorization requirement promulgated by another Federal agency; or
  5. (e)Freight rolling stock used for only for tourist, historic, excursion, educational, recreational, or private purposes, except for incidental freight service.