# Locomotive Visibility; Minimum Standards for Auxiliary Lights
> **Federal Railroad Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1996-03-06 · Effective 1996-05-06 · 61 FR 8881
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-4838
- **Category:** railroad-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Railroad Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 8881
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 229
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-06
- **Effective date:** 1996-05-06
- **DOT docket:** FRA Docket No. RSGC-2, Notice No. 10
## Abstract

FRA amends the locomotive safety standards to increase train visibility. This action requires that certain locomotives be equipped with auxiliary lights to enable motorists, railroad employees and pedestrians to recognize approaching trains at a greater distance. The rule requires that locomotives operated over public highway-rail crossings at greater speeds than 20 miles per hour be equipped with auxiliary lights.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/06/96-4838/locomotive-visibility-minimum-standards-for-auxiliary-lights)
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