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title: "49 U.S.C. § 20132"
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description: "Visible markers for rear cars"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "201"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL"
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section: "20132"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 20132"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 20132 - Visible markers for rear cars
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## Text
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(a) General.— The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders that may be necessary to require that—
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(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
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(2) the rear car of each freight train has highly visible markers during darkness and when weather conditions restrict clear visibility.
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(b) Preemption.— 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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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 873.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (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.
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