Comments on: One of National Steel Car’s GE critters moves a cut of gons around the plant. Not many units remain utilizing footboards for crew members. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 14 May 2026 23:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50174#comment-54116 Paul O'Shell Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:58:40 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_0044-2_02.jpg#comment-54116 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol4-sec231-30.pdf 231.30 (6) (d) (d) End footboards and pilot steps. (1) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built after March 31, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps. (2) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built before April 1, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps after September 30, 1978. Whenever end footboards or pilot steps are removed from a locomotive, the uncoupling mechanism and horizontal end handholds of the locomotive must be modified to comply with paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section. These AAR rules and regulations in the US are similarly adopted for use by Canadian railroads. They may apply only to Federally regulated railways, which is why we are seeing private, industrial, and other operations still equipped with these very dangerous appliances. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol4-sec231-30.pdf

231.30 (6) (d)

(d) End footboards and pilot steps.

(1) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built after March 31, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps.

(2) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built before April 1, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps after September 30, 1978. Whenever end footboards or pilot steps are removed from a locomotive, the uncoupling mechanism and horizontal end handholds of the locomotive must be modified to comply with paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section.

These AAR rules and regulations in the US are similarly adopted for use by Canadian railroads.

They may apply only to Federally regulated railways, which is why we are seeing private, industrial, and other operations still equipped with these very dangerous appliances.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50174#comment-54087 Stephen C. Host Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:33:50 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_0044-2_02.jpg#comment-54087 They are banned from use on most railroads, however most OSR locos still have em and many others, they are rare to non existant on cn and cp though. American roads still have them with abundance in the older locomotives group. They are banned from use on most railroads, however most OSR locos still have em and many others, they are rare to non existant on cn and cp though.

American roads still have them with abundance in the older locomotives group.

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