Signage Provisions f rom the ADA Rail Guidelines (36 CFR 1192) Rapid Rail (Subpart C) **§1192.53 Doorway s**  (b) Signage. The International Symbol of Accessibility shall be displayed on the exterior of accessible vehicles operating on an accessible rapid rail system unless all vehicles are accessible and are not marked by the access symbol. **§1192.55 Priority**

**seati ng signs.**  (a) Each vehicle shall contain sign(s) which indicate that certain seats are priority seats for persons with disabilities, and that other passengers should make such seats available to those who wish to use them. (b) Characters on signs required by paragraph (a) of this section shall have a width
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- height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke width
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- height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, with a minimum character height (using an upper case "X") of 5/8 inch, with "wide" spacing (g enerally, the space between letters shall be 1/16 the height of upper case letters), and shall contrast with the background, either light
- on - dark or dark
- on - light. Light Rail (Subpart D) **§1192.73 Doorway s.**  (b) Signage. The International Symbol of Accessibility shall be displayed on the exterior of each vehicle operating on an accessible light rail system unless all vehicles are accessible and are not marked by the acce ss symbol. **§1192.75 Priority**

**seating signs.** (a) Each vehicle shall c ontain sign(s) which indicate that certain seats are priority seats for persons with disabilities, and that other passengers should make such seats available to those who wish to use them. (b) W here designated wheelchair or mobility aid seating locations are provided, signs shall indicate the location and advise other passengers of the need to permit wheelchair and mobility aid users to occupy them. (c) Characters on signs required by paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall have a wi dth
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- height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke width
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- height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, with a minimum character height (using an upper case "X") of 5/8 inch, with "wide" spacing (generally, the space between letters shall be 1/16 the height of up per case letters), and shall contrast with the background, either light
- on - dark or dark
- on - light. Commuter Rail (Subpart E)**§1192.93 Doorway s.** 

(e) Signage . The International Symbol of Accessibility shall be displayed on the exterior of all doors complying with this section unless all cars are accessible and are not marked by the access symbol. Appropriate signage shall also indicate which accessible doors are adjacent to an accessible restroom, if applicable. **§1192.105 Priority**

**seating signs.** (a) Each car shall contain sign(s) which indicate that certain seats are priority seats for persons with disabilities and that other passengers should make such seats available to those who wish to use them. (b) Characters on signs required by paragraph (a) shall have a width
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- height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke width
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- he ight ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, with a minimum character height (using an upper case "X") of 5/8 inch, with "wide" spacing (generally, the space between letters shall be 1/16 the height of upper case letters), and shall contrast with the background either light
- on - dark or dark
- on - light. Intercity (Subpart F) **§1192.113 Doorway s.**  (e) Signage . The International Symbol of Accessibility shall be displayed on the exterior of all doors complying with this section unless all cars and doors are accessibl e and are not m arked by the access symbol. Appropriate signage shall also indicate which accessible doors are adjacent to an accessible restroom, if applicable. Other Vehicles and Systems (Subpart H) **§1192.173 A utomated guideway**  **transit vehicles and sy** **stems.** (a ) Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) vehicles and systems, sometimes called "people movers", operated in airports and other areas where AGT vehicles travel at slow speed, shall comply with the provisions of §§1192.53(a) through (c);, and 1192.55 through 1192.61 for rapid rail v ehicles and systems. * * * * * (d) Light rail and rapid rail AGT vehicles and systems shall comply with subparts D and C of this part, respectively. **§1192.175 High -**  **speed rail cars, monorails and sy stems.**  (a) All cars for high
- speed rail systems, includin g but not limited to those using "maglev" or high speed steel
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- rail technology, and monorail systems operating primarily on dedicated rail (i.e., not used by freight trains) or guideway, in which stations are constructed in accordance with su bpart C of 49 CFR part 37, shall [comply with]... 1192.113(a) through (c); and (e)

... . (b) All other high
- speed rail cars shall comply with the similar provisions of subpart F of this part.