Title 49

SECTION 270.3

270.3 Application.

§ 270.3 Application.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to all -

(1) Passenger rail operations that operate intercity or commuter passenger train service on the general railroad system of transportation; and

(2) Passenger rail operations that operate commuter or other short-haul rail passenger train service in a metropolitan or suburban area (as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102(2)), including public authorities operating passenger train service.

(b) This part does not apply to:

(1) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation;

(2) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations, whether on or off the general railroad system of transportation;

(3) Operation of private cars, including business/office cars and circus trains; or

(4) Railroads that operate only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation (i.e., plant railroads, as defined in § 270.5).

[81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020]

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