(1) At least one door on each side of the car from which passengers board opening onto station platforms and at least one adjacent doorway into the passenger coach compartment, if provided...
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§ 38.93(a)(1)
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§ 38.93(a)(2)
(2) If doorways connecting adjoining cars in a multi-car train are provided, and if such doorway is connected by an aisle with a minimum clear width of 30 inches to one or more spaces where...
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§ 38.93(b) Passageways
In cars where such doorways require passage through a vestibule, such vestibule shall have a minimum width of 42 inches. (See Fig. 3.)...
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§ 38.93(c) Signals
(c) Signals. If doors to the platform close automatically or from a remote location, auditory and visual warning signals shall be provided to alert passengers or closing doors.
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§ 38.93(d) Coordination with boarding platform
(d) Coordination with boarding platform—
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§ 38.93(d)(1) Requirements
Cars operating in stations with high platforms, or mini-high platforms, shall be coordinated with the boarding platform design such that the horizontal gap between a car at rest and the...
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§ 38.93(d)(2) Exception
(2) Exception. New vehicles operating in existing stations may have a floor height within plus or minus 11/2 inches of the platform height. At key stations, the horizontal gap...
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§ 38.93(d)(3) Exception
Where platform set-backs do not allow the horizontal gap or vertical alignment specified in paragraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section, car, platform or portable lifts complying with §38.95...
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§ 38.93(d)(4) Exception
(4) Exception. Retrofitted vehicles shall be coordinated with the platform in new and key stations such that the horizontal gap shall be no greater than 4 inches and the height of...
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§ 38.93(e) Signage
The International Symbol of Accessibility shall be displaced on the exterior of all doors complying with this section unless all cars are accessible and are not marked by the access symbol...
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§ 38.95(a)
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§ 38.95(a)(1) General
All new commuter rail cars, other than level entry cars, covered by this subpart shall provide a level-change mechanism or boarding device (e.g., lift, ramp or bridge plate) complying with...
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§ 38.95(a)(2) Exception
the applicable requirements of this section are provided on station platforms or other stops required to be accessible, or mini-high platforms complying with §38.93(d) are provided, the car...
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§ 38.95(b) Car lift
(b) Car Lift—...
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§ 38.95(b)(1) Design load
(1) Design load. The design load of the lift shall be at least 600 pounds. Working parts, such as cables, pulleys, and shafts, which can be expected to wear, and upon which the lift...
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§ 38.95(b)(2) Controls
(2) Controls—
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§ 38.95(b)(2)(i) Requirements
The controls shall be interlocked with the car brakes, propulsion system, or door, or shall provide other appropriate mechanisms or systems, to ensure that the car cannot be moved when the...
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§ 38.95(b)(2)(ii) Exception
Where physical or safety constraints prevent the deployment at some stops of a lift having its long dimension perpendicular to the car axis, the transportation entity may specify a lift...
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§ 38.95(b)(2)(iii) Exception
The brake or propulsion system interlock requirement does not apply to a platform mounted or portable lift provided that a mechanical, electrical or other system operates to ensure that cars...
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§ 38.95(b)(3) Emergency operation
(3) Emergency operation. The lift shall incorporate an emergency method of deploying, lowering to ground or platform level with a lift occupant, and raising and stowing the empty...
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§ 38.95(b)(4) Power or equipment failure
(4) Power or equipment failure. Platforms stowed in a vertical position, and deployed platforms when occupied, shall have provisions to prevent their deploying, falling, or folding...
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§ 38.95(b)(5) Platform barriers
A movable barrier or inherent design feature shall prevent a wheelchair or mobility aid from rolling off the edge closest to the car until the lift is in its fully raised position....
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§ 38.95(b)(6) Platform surface
(6) Platform surface. The lift platform surface shall be free of any protrusions over 1/4 inch high and shall be slip resistant. The lift platform shall have a minimum clear width of...
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§ 38.95(b)(7) Platform gaps
When the lift is at car floor height with the inner barrier down (if applicable) or retracted, gaps between the forward lift platform edge and car floor shall not exceed 1/2 inch horizontally...