May 2016
Search Results "Rapid Rail"
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LEGAL OPINION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE of GENERAL COUNSEL on 49 CFR 37.43(a)
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Questions and Answers: Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
The FRA Office of Civil Rights is responsible for civil rights compliance and monitoring to ensure non-discrimination of inter-city rail services....
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49 CFR Part 37 - Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities (ADA) (with amendments issued through 2015)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213; 49 U.S.C. 322. Source: 56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
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§ 37.3 Rapid rail
Rapid rail means a subway-type transit vehicle railway operated on exclusive private rights of way with high level platform stations....
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12147(b) Special rule for stations
(b) Special rule for stations
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§ 37.43(a)
(a)
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§ 37.43(a)(1)
(1) When a public entity alters an existing facility or a part of an existing facility used in providing designated public transportation services in a way that affects or could...
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§ 37.43(a)(2)
(2) When a public entity undertakes an alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area of a facility containing a primary function, the entity shall...
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§ 37.47 Key stations in light and rapid rail systems
[56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, as amended at 58 FR 63102, Nov. 30, 1993; 79 FR 21405, Apr. 16, 2014]
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§ 37.47(a)
(a) Each public entity that provides designated public transportation by means of a light or rapid rail system shall make key stations on its system readily accessible to and usable by individuals...
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§ 37.79 Purchase or lease of new rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems
Each public entity operating a rapid or light rail system making a solicitation after August 25, 1990, to purchase or lease a new rapid or light rail vehicle for use on the system shall...
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§ 37.81 Purchase or lease of used rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems
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§ 37.83 Remanufacture of rail vehicles and purchase or lease of remanufactured rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems
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§ 37.93 One car per train rule
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Section 37.47 Key Stations in Light and Rapid Rail Systems
Section 37.47 Key Stations in Light and Rapid Rail Systems [sic]...
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Section 37.79 Purchase or Lease of New Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail Systems
Section 37.79 Purchase or Lease of New Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail Systems This section echoes the requirement of §37.71—all new rail cars must be accessible...
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Section 37.81 Purchase or Lease of Used Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail Systems
Section 37.81 Purchase or Lease of Used Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail Systems This section lays out the requirements for a public entity acquiring a used...
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Section 37.83 Remanufacture of Rail Vehicles and Purchase or Lease of Remanufactured Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail System
Section 37.83 Remanufacture of Rail Vehicles and Purchase or Lease of Remanufactured Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating Rapid or Light Rail System This section parallels the remanufacturing...
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Section 37.93 One Car Per Train Rule
Section 37.93 One Car Per Train Rule This section implements the statutory directive that all rail operators (light, rapid, commuter and intercity) have at least one car per train accessible...
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Section 37.121 Requirement for Comparable Complementary Paratransit Service
This requirement applies to light and rapid rail systems as well as to bus systems, even when rail and bus systems share all or part of the same service area....
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Questions presented:
Is the replacement of a staircase at an existing public transportation facility an “alteration” that affects or could affect the usability of a facility for purposes of the ADA...
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49 CFR Part 38 - ADA Accessibility Specifications for Transportation Vehicles (with amendments issued through 2014)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213; 49 U.S.C. 322. Source: 56 FR 45756, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
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Subpart C—Rapid Rail Vehicles and Systems
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§ 38.51 General