---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 230.81"
title: "49"
number: "230.81"
heading: "Cab aprons."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/230.81"
---

# §230.81. Cab aprons.

- (a) **General provisions.** Cab aprons shall be of proper length and width to ensure safety. Cab aprons shall be securely hinged, maintained in a safe and suitable condition for service, and roughened, or other provision made, to afford secure footing.
- (b) **Width of apron.** The cab apron shall be of a sufficient width to prevent, when the drawbar is disconnected and the safety chains or the safety bars are taut, the apron from dropping between the steam locomotive and tender.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20702; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 62865, Nov. 17, 1999, unless otherwise noted.