Part 238 — Passenger Equipment Safety Standards
Subpart A — General
- § 238.1— Purpose and scope.
- § 238.3— Applicability.
- § 238.5— Definitions.
- § 238.7— Waivers.
- § 238.9— Responsibility for compliance.
- § 238.11— Penalties.
- § 238.13— Preemptive effect.
- § 238.15— Movement of passenger equipment with power brake defects.
- § 238.17— Movement of passenger equipment with other than power brake defects.
- § 238.19— Reporting and tracking of repairs to defective passenger equipment.
- § 238.21— Special approval procedure.
Subpart B — Safety Planning and General Requirements
- § 238.101— Scope.
- § 238.103— Fire safety.
- § 238.105— Train electronic hardware and software safety.
- § 238.107— Inspection, testing, and maintenance plan.
- § 238.109— Training, qualification, and designation program.
- § 238.111— Pre-revenue service acceptance testing plan.
- § 238.112— Door emergency egress and rescue access systems.
- § 238.113— Emergency window exits.
- § 238.114— Rescue access windows.
- § 238.115— Emergency lighting.
- § 238.117— Protection against personal injury.
- § 238.119— Rim-stamped straight-plate wheels.
- § 238.121— Emergency communication.
- § 238.123— Emergency roof access.
- § 238.125— Marking and instructions for emergency egress and rescue access.
- § 238.127— Low-location emergency exit path marking.
- § 238.131— Exterior side door safety systems—new passenger cars and locomotives used in passenger service.
- § 238.133— Exterior side door safety systems—all passenger cars and locomotives used in a passenger service.
- § 238.135— Operating practices for exterior side door safety systems.
- § 238.137— Mixed consist; operating equipment with incompatible exterior side door systems.
Subpart C — Specific Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment
- § 238.201— Scope/alternative compliance.
- § 238.203— Static end strength.
- § 238.205— Anti-climbing mechanism.
- § 238.207— Link between coupling mechanism and carbody.
- § 238.209— Forward end structure of locomotives, including cab cars and MU locomotives.
- § 238.211— Collision posts.
- § 238.213— Corner posts.
- § 238.215— Rollover strength.
- § 238.217— Side structure.
- § 238.219— Truck-to-car-body attachment.
- § 238.221— Glazing.
- § 238.223— Locomotive fuel tanks.
- § 238.225— Electrical system.
- § 238.227— Suspension system.
- § 238.229— Safety appliances—general.
- § 238.230— Safety appliances—new equipment.
- § 238.231— Brake system.
- § 238.233— Interior fittings and surfaces.
- § 238.237— Automated monitoring.
Subpart D — Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment
- § 238.301— Scope.
- § 238.303— Exterior calendar day mechanical inspection of passenger equipment.
- § 238.305— Interior calendar day mechanical inspection of passenger cars.
- § 238.307— Periodic mechanical inspection of passenger cars and unpowered vehicles used in passenger trains.
- § 238.309— Periodic brake equipment maintenance.
- § 238.311— Single car test.
- § 238.313— Class I brake test.
- § 238.315— Class IA brake test.
- § 238.317— Class II brake test.
- § 238.319— Running brake test.
- § 238.321— Out-of-service credit.
Subpart E — Specific Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment
- § 238.401— Scope.
- § 238.403— Crash energy management.
- § 238.405— Longitudinal static compressive strength.
- § 238.407— Anti-climbing mechanism.
- § 238.409— Forward end structures of power car cabs.
- § 238.411— Rear end structures of power car cabs.
- § 238.413— End structures of trailer cars.
- § 238.415— Rollover strength.
- § 238.417— Side loads.
- § 238.419— Truck-to-car-body and truck component attachment.
- § 238.421— Glazing.
- § 238.423— Fuel tanks.
- § 238.425— Electrical system.
- § 238.427— Suspension system.
- § 238.428— Overheat sensors.
- § 238.429— Safety appliances.
- § 238.431— Brake system.
- § 238.433— Draft system.
- § 238.435— Interior fittings and surfaces.
- § 238.439— Doors.
- § 238.441— Emergency roof access.
- § 238.443— Headlights.
- § 238.445— Automated monitoring.
- § 238.447— Train operator's controls and power car cab layout.
Subpart F — Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment
Subpart G — Specific Safety Planning Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment
Subpart H — Specific Requirements for Tier III Passenger Equipment
- § 238.701— Scope.
- § 238.702— Definitions.
- § 238.703— Quasi-static compression load requirements.
- § 238.705— Dynamic collision scenario.
- § 238.707— Override protection.
- § 238.709— Fluid entry inhibition.
- § 238.711— End structure integrity of cab end.
- § 238.713— End structure integrity of non-cab end.
- § 238.715— Roof and side structure integrity.
- § 238.717— Truck-to-carbody attachment.
- § 238.721— Glazing.
- § 238.731— Brake system.
- § 238.733— Interior fixture attachment.
- § 238.735— Seat crashworthiness (passenger and cab crew).
- § 238.737— Luggage racks.
- § 238.741— Emergency window egress and rescue access.
- § 238.743— Emergency lighting.
- § 238.751— Alerters.
- § 238.753— Sanders.