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LegalText 49 U.S.C. § 20148 Railroad car visibility us united_states_code code_section 49 TRANSPORTATION 201 GENERAL 20148 49 U.S.C. § 20148 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip /us/usc/t49/s20148 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml dc09b0a5532894052ecef2ea483fc90c93c3df3dce7536154975b44c8784393e 0786acdd244d8f42c5a8e8ed1ec2a8dcb47dd0e02a286752710a20745702a4fb e1275b7c67737efae180d2e16b6e622cae9a8bccef28b37a81a23c1b120b1a6d 2026-07-04 official
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49 U.S.C. § 20148 - Railroad car visibility

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(a) Review of Rules.— The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of the Department of Transportations rules with respect to railroad car visibility. As part of this review, the Secretary shall collect relevant data from operational experience by railroads having enhanced visibility measures in service.

(b) Regulations.— If the review conducted under subsection (a) establishes that enhanced railroad car visibility would likely improve safety in a cost-effective manner, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe regulations requiring enhanced visibility standards for newly manufactured and remanufactured railroad cars. In such proceeding the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum—

(1) visibility of railroad cars from the perspective of nonrailroad traffic;

(2) whether certain railroad car paint colors should be prohibited or required;

(3) the use of reflective materials;

(4) the visibility of lettering on railroad cars;

(5) the effect of any enhanced visibility measures on the health and safety of train crew members; and

(6) the cost/benefit ratio of any new regulations.

(c) Exclusions.— In prescribing regulations under subsection (b), the Secretary may exclude from any specific visibility requirement any category of trains or railroad operations if the Secretary determines that such an exclusion is in the public interest and is consistent with railroad safety.

(Added Pub. L. 103440, title II, § 212(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4622.)