49 CFR § 240.101 - Certification program required.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s240.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 240.101 - Certification program required."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "240.101"
section_name: "Certification program required."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "240"
part_name: "QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS"
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, 20135, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "240"
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# 240.101 Certification program required.
(a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have in effect a written program for certifying the qualifications of locomotive engineers.
(b) Each railroad shall have such a program in effect prior to commencing operations.
(c) Each railroad shall have a certification program approved in accordance with § 240.103 that includes:
(1) A procedure for designating any person it determines to be qualified as a supervisor of locomotive engineers that complies with the criteria established in § 240.105;
(2) A designation of the classes of service that it determines will be used in compliance with the criteria established in § 240.107;
(3) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct that complies with the criteria established in § 240.109;
(4) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in § 240.121;
(5) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in § 240.123;
(6) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.125;
(7) A procedure for skill performance testing that complies with the criteria established in § 240.127; and
(8) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in § 240.129.
[56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, as amended at 74 FR 68182, Dec. 23, 2009]