49 CFR Part 238
§ 238.731 — Brake system
FRA Part 238 · Subpart H — Specific Requirements for Tier III Passenger Equipment. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 238.731 Brake system. (a) General. Each railroad shall demonstrate through analysis and testing the maximum safe operating speed for its Tier III trainsets that results in no thermal damage to equipment or infrastructure during normal operation of the brake system. (b) Minimum performance requirement for brake system. Each Tier III trainset's brake system shall be capable of stopping the trainset from its maximum operating speed within the signal spacing existing on the track over which the trainset is operating under the worst-case adhesion conditions defined by the railroad, as approved…
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