49 CFR § 238.101 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s238.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 238.101 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "238.101"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "238"
part_name: "PASSENGER EQUIPMENT SAFETY STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 25660, May 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "238"
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# 238.101 Scope.

This subpart contains safety planning and general safety requirements for all railroad passenger equipment subject to this part.