# 49 CFR § 228.3: Application and responsibility for compliance

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 228.3
- **Heading:** Application and responsibility for compliance
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 228—PASSENGER TRAIN EMPLOYEE HOURS OF SERVICE › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › SLEEPING QUARTERS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, subparts B and D of this part apply to all railroads, all contractors for railroads, and all subcontractors for railroads. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, subparts C and E of this part apply only to all railroads.
(b) Subparts B through E of this part do not apply to:
(1) A railroad, a contractor for a railroad, or a subcontractor for a railroad that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation (i.e., a plant railroad as defined in § 228.5);
(2) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations that are not part of the general railroad system of transportation as defined in § 228.5, except as provided in § 228.413(d)(2); or
(3) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.
(c) The application of subpart F of this part is set forth in § 228.401.
[76 FR 67087, Oct. 31, 2011]

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 228.1 § 228.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.3 § 228.3 Application and responsibility for compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.3.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.5 § 228.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.5.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.6 § 228.6 Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.6.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.7 § 228.7 Hours of duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.7.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.9 § 228.9 Manual, electronic, and automated records; general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.9.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.11 § 228.11 Hours of duty records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.11.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.17 § 228.17 Dispatcher's record of train movements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.17.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.19 § 228.19 Monthly reports of excess service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.19.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.101 § 228.101 Distance requirement for employee sleeping quarters; definitions used in this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.101.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.102 § 228.102 Distance requirement for camp cars provided as sleeping quarters exclusively to MOW workers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.102.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.103 § 228.103 Approval procedure: construction within one-half mile (2,640 feet) (804 meters).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.103.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.105 § 228.105 Additional requirements; construction within one-third mile (1,760 feet) (536 meters) of certain switching.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.105.md)
- [49 CFR § 228.107 § 228.107 Action on petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-228.107.md)

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