Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§20139 Maintenance-of-way Operations on Railroad Bridges
Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART A — SAFETY › CHAPTER 201 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER II — PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY › § 20139
Summary
By June 22, 1989, the Secretary of Transportation must issue rules and orders to protect maintenance workers on railroad bridges, including standards for safety equipment and boat use.
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Title 49, §20139
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Not later than June 22, 1989, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders for the safety of maintenance-of-way employees on railroad bridges. The Secretary at least shall provide in those regulations standards for bridge safety equipment, including nets, walkways, handrails, and safety lines, and requirements for the use of vessels when work is performed on bridges located over bodies of water.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013945:431(n).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(n); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 19(a), 102 Stat. 637; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102–365, § 2(2), 106 Stat. 972. The words “Not later than June 22, 1989” are substituted for “within one year after June 22, 1988” for clarity.
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49 U.S.C. § 20139
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102