49 CFR § 238.601 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s238.601"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 238.601 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "238.601"
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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# 238.601 Scope.

This subpart contains specific safety planning requirements for the operation of Tier II passenger equipment, procurement of Tier II passenger equipment, and the introduction or major upgrade of new technology in existing Tier II passenger equipment that affects a safety system on such equipment.