49 CFR Part 238
§ 238.103 — Fire safety
FRA Part 238 · Subpart B — Safety Planning and General Requirements. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 238.103 Fire safety. (a) Materials. (1) Materials used in constructing a passenger car or a cab of a locomotive ordered on or after September 8, 2000, or placed in service for the first time on or after September 9, 2002, shall meet the test performance criteria for flammability and smoke emission characteristics as specified in appendix B to this part, or alternative standards issued or recognized by an expert consensus organization after special approval of FRA under § 238.21. (2) On or after November 8, 1999, materials introduced in a passenger car or a locomotive cab, as part of any…
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