[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR240.225] [Page 631-632] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 240--QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents Subpart C--Implementation of the Certification Process Sec. 240.225 Reliance on qualification determinations made by other railroads. (a) After December 31, 1991, a railroad that is considering certification of a person as a qualified engineer may rely on determinations made by another railroad concerning that person's qualifications. The railroad's certification program shall address how the railroad will administer the training of previously uncertified engineers with extensive operating experience or previously certified engineers who have had their certification expire. If a railroad's certification program fails to specify how to train a previously certified engineer hired from another railroad, then the railroad shall require the newly hired engineer to take the hiring railroad's entire training program. A railroad relying on another's certification shall determine that: (1) The prior certification is still valid in accordance with the provisions of Secs. 240.201, 240.217, and 240.307; (2) The prior certification was for the same classification of locomotive or train service as the certification being issued under this section; (3) The person has received training on and visually observed the physical characteristics of the new territory in accordance with Sec. 240.123; (4) The person has demonstrated the necessary knowledge concerning the railroad's operating rules in accordance with Sec. 240.125; [[Page 632]] (5) The person has demonstrated the necessary performance skills concerning the railroad's operating rules in accordance with Sec. 240.127. (b) [Reserved] [64 FR 60993, Nov. 8, 1999]