---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.429"
title: "49"
number: "299.429"
heading: "Rescue access windows."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.429"
---

# §299.429. Rescue access windows.

- (a) **General.** Each emergency egress window required by [§ 299.427](/cfr/49/299.427.md) shall also serve as a means of rescue access.
- (b) **Ease of operability.** Each rescue access window must be capable of being removed without unreasonable delay by an emergency responder using tools or implements that are commonly available to the responder in a passenger trainset emergency.
- (c) **Marking and instructions.**
  - (1) Each rescue access window shall be marked with retroreflective material on the exterior of each car as specified in [§ 299.423](/cfr/49/299.423.md). A unique and easily recognizable symbol, sign, or other conspicuous marking shall also be used to identify each such window.
  - (2) Legible and understandable window-access instructions, including instructions for removing the window, shall be posted at or near each rescue access window as specified in [§ 299.423](/cfr/49/299.423.md).

## Notes

### 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: 85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted.