---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 238.753"
title: "49"
number: "238.753"
heading: "Sanders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/238.753"
---

# §238.753. Sanders.

- (a) A Tier III trainset shall be equipped with operative sanders, if required by the railroad and as approved by FRA.
- (b) Sanders required under this section shall comply with § [229.131(a)](/cfr/49/229.131.md?p=a), [(b)](/cfr/49/229.131.md?p=b), and [(d)](/cfr/49/229.131.md?p=d) of this chapter, except that instead of the requirements of §§ [229.9](/cfr/49/229.9.md) and [229.23](/cfr/49/229.23.md) of this chapter:
  - (1) The requirements of [§ 238.17](/cfr/49/238.17.md) shall apply to the tagging and movement of a Tier III trainset with defective sanders; and
  - (2) The requirements of the railroad's ITM program shall apply to the next periodic inspection of such a trainset.
- (c) In addition to the requirements in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the railroad's ITM program shall specify the inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements for Tier III trainsets equipped with sanders.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 59219, Nov. 21, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.