---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 238.209"
title: "49"
number: "238.209"
heading: "Forward end structure of locomotives, including cab cars and MU locomotives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/238.209"
---

# §238.209. Forward end structure of locomotives, including cab cars and MU locomotives.

- (a) Except as specified in [§ 238.201(b)](/cfr/49/238.201.md?p=b)—
  - (1) The skin covering the forward-facing end of each locomotive, including a cab car and an MU locomotive, shall be:
    - (i) **Equivalent to a 1/2-inch steel plate with a yield strength of 25,000 pounds-per-square-inch—** material of a higher yield strength may be used to decrease the required thickness of the material provided at least an equivalent level of strength is maintained;
    - (ii) Designed to inhibit the entry of fluids into the occupied cab area of the equipment; and
    - (iii) Affixed to the collision posts or other main vertical structural members of the forward end structure so as to add to the strength of the end structure.
  - (2) **As used in this paragraph (a), the term “skin” does not include forward-facing windows and doors.**
- (b) The forward end structure of a cab car or an MU locomotive may comply with the requirements of appendix F to this part in lieu of the requirements of either [§ 238.211](/cfr/49/238.211.md) (Collision posts) or [§ 238.213](/cfr/49/238.213.md) (Corner posts), or both, provided that the end structure is designed to protect the occupied volume for its full height, from the underframe to the anti-telescoping plate (if used) or roof rails.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 1228, Jan. 8, 2010, as amended at 83 FR 59219, Nov. 21, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 25660, May 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 1228, Jan. 8, 2010, as amended at 83 FR 59219, Nov. 21, 2018]