---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 270.3"
title: "49"
number: "270.3"
heading: "Application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/270.3"
---

# §270.3. Application.

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, this part applies to all—
  - (1) Passenger rail operations that operate intercity or commuter passenger train service on the general railroad system of transportation; and
  - (2) Passenger rail operations that operate commuter or other short-haul rail passenger train service in a metropolitan or suburban area (as described by [49 U.S.C. 20102(2)](/usc/49/20102.md?p=2)), including public authorities operating passenger train service.
- (b) **This part does not apply to—**
  - (1) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation;
  - (2) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations, whether on or off the general railroad system of transportation;
  - (3) Operation of private cars, including business/office cars and circus trains; or
  - (4) Railroads that operate only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation (i.e., plant railroads, as defined in [§ 270.5](/cfr/49/270.5.md)).

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020]