49 CFR § 214.509 - Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s214.509"
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title: "49 CFR § 214.509 - Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "214.509"
section_name: "Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "214"
part_name: "RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 21301-21302, 31304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 28127, June 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 214.509 Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines.

Each new on-track roadway maintenance machine shall be equipped with the following visual illumination and reflective devices:

(a) An illumination device, such as a headlight, capable of illuminating obstructions on the track ahead in the direction of travel for a distance of 300 feet under normal weather and atmospheric conditions;

(b) Work lights, if the machine is operated during the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise or in dark areas such as tunnels, unless equivalent lighting is otherwise provided;

(c) An operative 360-degree intermittent warning light or beacon mounted on the roof of the machine. New roadway maintenance machines that are not equipped with fixed roofs and have a light weight less than 17,500 pounds are exempt from this requirement;

(d) A brake light activated by the application of the machine braking system, and designed to be visible for a distance of 300 feet under normal weather and atmospheric conditions; and

(e) Rearward viewing devices, such as rearview mirrors.