Part 229 — Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards
Current through Sep 25, 2026
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20137-38, 20143, 20168, 20701-03, 21301-02, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source: 45 FR 21109, Mar. 31, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 229.1 Scope.
- § 229.3 Applicability.
- § 229.5 Definitions.
- § 229.7 Prohibited acts and penalties.
- § 229.9 Movement of non-complying locomotives.
- § 229.11 Locomotive identification.
- § 229.13 Control of locomotives.
- § 229.14 Non-MU control cab locomotives.
- § 229.15 Remote control locomotives.
- § 229.17 Accident reports.
- § 229.19 Prior waivers.
- § 229.20 Electronic recordkeeping.
- § 229.21 Daily inspection.
- § 229.22 Passenger locomotive inspection and repair record.
- § 229.23 Periodic inspection: general.
- § 229.25 Tests: Every periodic inspection.
- § 229.27 Annual tests.
- § 229.29 Air brake system calibration, maintenance, and testing.
- § 229.31 Main reservoir tests.
- § 229.33 Out-of-use credit.
- § 229.41 Protection against personal injury.
- § 229.43 Exhaust and battery gases.
- § 229.45 General condition.
- § 229.46 Brakes: general.
- § 229.47 Emergency brake valve.
- § 229.49 Main reservoir system.
- § 229.51 Aluminum main reservoirs.
- § 229.53 Brake gauges.
- § 229.55 Piston travel.
- § 229.57 Foundation brake gear.
- § 229.59 Leakage.
- § 229.61 Draft system.
- § 229.63 Lateral motion.
- § 229.64 Plain bearings.
- § 229.65 Spring rigging.
- § 229.67 Trucks.
- § 229.69 Side bearings.
- § 229.71 Clearance above top of rail.
- § 229.73 Wheel sets.
- § 229.75 Wheels and tire defects.
- § 229.77 Current collectors.
- § 229.79 Third rail shoes.
- § 229.81 Emergency pole; shoe insulation.
- § 229.83 Insulation or grounding of metal parts.
- § 229.85 High voltage markings: doors, cover plates, or barriers.
- § 229.87 Hand-operated switches.
- § 229.89 Jumpers; cable connections.
- § 229.91 Motors and generators.
- § 229.93 Safety cut-off device.
- § 229.95 Venting.
- § 229.97 Grounding fuel tanks.
- § 229.99 Safety hangers.
- § 229.101 Engines.
- § 229.103 Safe working pressure; factor of safety.
- § 229.105 Steam generator number.
- § 229.107 Pressure gauge.
- § 229.109 Safety valves.
- § 229.111 Water-flow indicator.
- § 229.113 Warning notice.
- § 229.114 Steam generator inspections and tests.
- § 229.115 Slip/slide alarms.
- § 229.117 Speed indicators.
- § 229.119 Cabs, floors, and passageways.
- § 229.121 Locomotive cab noise.
- § 229.123 Pilots, snowplows, end plates.
- § 229.125 Headlights and auxiliary lights.
- § 229.127 Cab lights.
- § 229.129 Locomotive horn.
- § 229.131 Sanders.
- § 229.133 Interim locomotive conspicuity measures—auxiliary external lights.
- § 229.135 Event recorders.
- § 229.136 Locomotive image and audio recording devices.
- § 229.137 Sanitation, general requirements.
- § 229.139 Sanitation, servicing requirements.
- § 229.140 Alerters.
- § 229.141 Body structure, MU locomotives.
- § 229.201 Purpose and scope.
- § 229.203 Applicability.
- § 229.205 General requirements.
- § 229.206 Design requirements.
- § 229.207 New locomotive crashworthiness design standards and changes to existing FRA-approved locomotive crashworthiness design standards.
- § 229.209 Alternative locomotive crashworthiness designs.
- § 229.211 Processing of petitions.
- § 229.213 Locomotive manufacturing information.
- § 229.215 Retention and inspection of designs.
- § 229.217 Fuel tank.
- § 229.301 Purpose and scope.
- § 229.303 Applicability.
- § 229.305 Definitions.
- § 229.307 Safety analysis.
- § 229.309 Safety-critical changes and failures.
- § 229.311 Review of SAs.
- § 229.313 Product testing results and records.
- § 229.315 Operations and maintenance manual.
- § 229.317 Training and qualification program.
- § 229.319 Operating Personnel Training.
- Appendix A to Part 229—Form FRA 6180-49A
- Appendix B to Part 229 [Reserved]
- Appendix C to Part 229—FRA Locomotive Standards—Code of Defects
- Appendix D to Part 229—Criteria for Certification of Crashworthy Event Recorder Memory Module
- Appendix E to Part 229—Performance Criteria for Locomotive Crashworthiness
- Appendix F to Part 229—Recommended Practices for Design and Safety Analysis
- Appendix G to Part 229 [Reserved]
- Appendix H to Part 229—Static Noise Test Protocols—In-Cab Static