- (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to all railroads.
(b) This part does not apply to—
- (1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation; or
- (2) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.
- (c) Although the duties imposed by this part are generally stated in terms of a duty of a railroad, each person, including a contractor for a railroad, who performs a function covered by this part, shall perform that function in accordance with this part.