49 CFR § 240.227 - Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.

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title: "49 CFR § 240.227 - Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "240.227"
section_name: "Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "240"
part_name: "QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 240.227 Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.

(a) A railroad that conducts joint operations with a Canadian railroad may certify, for the purposes of compliance with this part, that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:

(1) The person is employed by the Canadian railroad; and

(2) The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.

(b) Any Canadian railroad that is required to comply with this regulation may certify that a person is qualified to be a locomotive or train service engineer provided it determines that:

(1) The person is employed by the Canadian railroad; and

(2) The person meets or exceeds the qualifications standards issued by Transport Canada for such service.