(a)
(1) a vehicle only if it is equipped with—
(A) couplers coupling automatically by impact, and capable of being uncoupled, without the necessity of individuals going between the ends of the vehicles;
(B) secure sill steps and efficient hand brakes; and
(C) secure ladders and running boards when required by the Secretary of Transportation, and, if ladders are required, secure handholds or grab irons on its roof at the top of each ladder;
(2) except as otherwise ordered by the Secretary, a vehicle only if it is equipped with secure grab irons or handholds on its ends and sides for greater security to individuals in coupling and uncoupling vehicles;
(3) a vehicle only if it complies with the standard height of drawbars required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary;
(4) a locomotive only if it is equipped with a power-driving wheel brake and appliances for operating the train-brake system; and
(5) a train only if—
(A) enough of the vehicles in the train are equipped with power or train brakes so that the engineer on the locomotive hauling the train can control the train's speed without the necessity of brake operators using the common hand brakes for that purpose; and
(B) at least 50 percent of the vehicles in the train are equipped with power or train brakes and the engineer is using the power or train brakes on those vehicles and on all other vehicles equipped with them that are associated with those vehicles in the train.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1) change the number, dimensions, locations, and manner of application prescribed by the Secretary for safety appliances required by subsection (a)(1)(B) and (C) and (2) of this section only for good cause and after providing an opportunity for a full hearing;
(2) amend regulations for installing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing power and train brakes only for the purpose of achieving safety; and
(3) increase, after an opportunity for a full hearing, the minimum percentage of vehicles in a train that are required by subsection (a)(5)(B) of this section to be equipped and used with power or train brakes.
(e)
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 881.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 20302(a) (1)(A) | 45:2. | Mar. 2, 1893, ch. 196, §§1–4, 27 Stat. 531; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §13(1)(A)– (D), 102 Stat. 630. |
| 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 976, §1 (words before 23d comma), 32 Stat. 943; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §13(2)(A), 102 Stat. 631. | |
| 20302(a) (1)(B) | 45:11 (words before proviso related to sill steps and hand brakes). | Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, §2, 36 Stat. 298; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §13(3)(A), 102 Stat. 631. |
| 20302(a) (1)(C) | 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | |
| 45:11 (words before proviso related to ladders, running boards, grab irons, and handholds). | ||
| 20302(a)(2) | 45:4. | |
| 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | ||
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(C). | Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, §6(e)(1)(A)–(C), 80 Stat. 939. | |
| 20302(a)(3) | 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | |
| 45:12 (last sentence). | Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, §3 (1st sentence words before semicolon, proviso, last sentence), 36 Stat. 298; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §13(3)(B), 102 Stat. 631. | |
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(A). | ||
| 20302(a)(4) | 45:1 (related to locomotives). | |
| 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | ||
| 20302(a) (5)(A) | 45:1 (related to trains). | |
| 20302(a) (5)(B) | 45:9 (1st sentence words before last semicolon). | Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 976, §2 (1st sentence), 32 Stat. 943; Apr. 11, 1958, Pub. L. 85–375, §1(b)(1), (2), 72 Stat. 86. |
| 45:9 (3d sentence). | Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 976, 32 Stat. 943, §2 (2d–5th sentences); added Apr. 11, 1958, Pub. L. 85–375, §1(b)(3), 72 Stat. 86; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, §13(2)(B), 102 Stat. 631. | |
| 20302(b) | 45:3. | |
| 45:8 (words before 16th comma). | ||
| 20302(c) | 45:11 (proviso). | |
| 20302(d)(1) | 45:12 (1st sentence words before semicolon). | |
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(C). | ||
| 20302(d)(2) | 45:9 (2d sentence). | |
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(B). | ||
| 20302(d)(3) | 45:9 (1st sentence words after last semicolon). | |
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(B). | ||
| 20302(e) | 45:9 (4th sentence). | |
| 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(B). |
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