Answer: Under 49 CFR Part 37, all new or altered railroad station platforms, including non-level boarding platforms, used for intercity rail passenger service or commuter rail passenger...
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1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
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A number of commenters pointed out that more than one passenger railroad may use a given platform (e.g., Amtrak and a commuter railroad) and that, in many cases, the floor heights of the...
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QUESTION: WHAT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS APPLY TO PASSENGER RAIL CARS WHEN SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN 49 CFR PART 38?
production but not yet in revenue service on the date this guidance is issued and that may have design elements affected by this guidance should be reviewed by the procuring passenger railroad...
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12161(3) Intercity rail transportation
(3) Intercity rail transportation The term "intercity rail transportation" means transportation provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation....
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§ 37.42(d)(3)
(3) Before proceeding with constructing or modifying a station platform covered by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, the railroad must obtain approval from the FTA (for commuter rail...
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§ 37.42(d)(3)
(3) Before proceeding with constructing or modifying a station platform covered by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, the railroad must obtain approval from the FTA (for commuter rail...
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§ 37.42(d)(3)(i)
(i) FTA/FRA will provide an initial written response within 30 days of receiving a railroad's written proposal....
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§ 37.42(d)(3)(i)
(i) FTA/FRA will provide an initial written response within 30 days of receiving a railroad's written proposal....
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QUESTION: WHERE THE TRACK ADJACENT TO A PLATFORM IS NOT SHARED WITH FREIGHT, ARE THERE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH AN APPROACH OTHER THAN LEVEL BOARDING IS ALLOWABLE?
A railroad operator facing a potential situation of this kind should consult with FRA or FTA, as appropriate....
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Entity – (A) any State or local government; (B) any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government, and (C) the National Railroad...
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§ 37.42(c)
serving commuter, intercity, or high-speed rail lines or systems, in which track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations, the railroad...
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§ 37.87(d)(1)
(1) By having and implementing, in its agreement with any intercity railroad or commuter authority that serves as a source of used intercity or commuter rail cars for a lease of seven days...
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§ 37.42(c)
serving commuter, intercity, or high-speed rail lines or systems, in which track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations, the railroad...
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Public entity
(1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad...
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Public entity
(1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad...
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§27.5 Head of Operating Administration
Coast Guard, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration...
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Public Entity
(1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad...
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Public entity
(1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad...
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Public entity
(1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad...
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‘‘Public entity.’’
201(1) of the ADA as any State or local government; any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; or the National Railroad...
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Public entity (Section-by-Section Analysis)
201(1) of the ADA as any State or local government; any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; or the National Railroad...
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§ 38.113(a)(2)
(2) Doorways at ends of cars connecting two adjacent cars, to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with regulations issued under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (49 CFR parts...
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§ 37.42(d)(2)
(2) The railroad operator must submit a plan to FRA and/or FTA, describing its proposed means to meet the performance standard of paragraph (a) of this section at that station....
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12184(c)(1) Exception
or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad...