49 CFR § 242.127 - Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s242.127"
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title: "49 CFR § 242.127 - Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "242.127"
section_name: "Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "242"
part_name: "QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS"
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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, 20138, 20162, 20163, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 69841, Nov. 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 242.127 Reliance on qualification requirements of other countries.

A Canadian railroad that is required to comply with this regulation or a railroad that conducts joint operations with a Canadian railroad may certify that a person is eligible to be a conductor provided it determines that:

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

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