§20132 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must make rules and orders that require visible markers on the back car of trains. Passenger and commuter trains must have at least one very visible marker on the rear car that is lit at night and when weather makes it hard to see. Freight trains must have very visible markers on the rear car during darkness and bad weather. A State may keep any law, rule, or order about lighted rear markers for freight cars that was in effect on July 8, 1976, unless it would make the car violate these rules.

Title 49, §20132

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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders that may be necessary to require that—

(1)the rear car of each passenger and commuter train has at least one highly visible marker that is lighted during darkness and when weather conditions restrict clear visibility; and

(2)the rear car of each freight train has highly visible markers during darkness and when weather conditions restrict clear visibility.

(b)Notwithstanding section 20106 of this title, subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit a State from continuing in force a law, regulation, or order in effect on July 8, 1976, related to lighted markers on the rear car of a freight train except to the extent it would cause the car to be in violation of this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20132(a)45:431(g) (1st sentence cls. (2), (3)).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(g) (1st sentence cls. (2), (3), last sentence); added July 8, 1976, Pub. L. 94–348, § 5(b), 90 Stat. 820. 20132(b)45:431(g) (last sentence). In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “within 180 days after July 8, 1976” are omitted as expired.

§20132 Visible markers for rear cars

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Title 49, §20132

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