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TITLE 49--Transportation
Subtitle B--OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 232--BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT AND OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT; END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES
Subpart A--GENERAL
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| Responsibility for compliance. |
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| Movement of defective equipment. |
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| Special approval procedure. |
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Subpart B--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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| General requirements for all train brake systems. |
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| General requirements for locomotives. |
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| Air source requirements and cold weather operations. |
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| Dynamic brake requirements. |
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| Train handling information. |
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Subpart C--INSPECTION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
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| Class I brake test-initial terminal inspection. |
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| Class IA brake tests--1,000-mile inspection. |
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| Class II brake tests--intermediate inspection. |
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| Class III brake tests-trainline continuity inspection. |
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| Transfer train brake tests. |
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| Train brake tests conducted using yard air. |
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| Double heading and helper service. |
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Subpart D--PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
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| Single car air brake tests. |
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| Modification of the single car air brake test procedures. |
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| Equipment and devices used to perform single car air brake tests. |
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Subpart E--END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES
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| Design standards for one-way end-of-train devices. |
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| Design and performance standards for two-way end-of-train devices. |
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| Operations requiring use of two-way end-of-train devices; prohibition on purchase of nonconforming devices. |
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| Inspection and testing of end-of-train devices. |
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Subpart F--INTRODUCTION OF NEW BRAKE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
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| Process to introduce new brake system technology. |
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| Pre-revenue service acceptance testing plan. |
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Subpart G--ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC (ECP) BRAKING SYSTEMS
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| Design, interoperability, and configuration management requirements. |
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| Inspection and testing requirements. |
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| Handling of defective equipment with ECP brake systems. |
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