Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 7024
(a) (9-9) Every locomotive shall be provided with an audible warning device capable of being heard at a distance of 200 feet. Such a warning device shall be maintained in good working condition.
Operators shall sound warning before starting trains, when trains approach crossings or other trains on adjacent tracks, and where vision is obscured.
(k) (9-45) No materials shall be carried on any locomotive unless such locomotive is equipped so that the materials can be carried safely.
Materials may be carried on locomotives equipped with fixed boxes or trays or with raised edges high enough to keep the materials safely in place.
No material that extends over the side or end of a locomotive shall be carried on the locomotive.