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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 49 - Transportation |
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Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation |
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Chapter II - Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation |
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Part 218 - Railroad Operating Practices |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 218.1 - Purpose. |
| § 218.3 - Application. |
| § 218.4 - Preemptive effect. |
| § 218.5 - Definitions. |
| § 218.7 - Waivers. |
| § 218.9 - Civil penalty. |
| § 218.11 - Filing, testing, and instruction. |
| Subpart B - Blue Signal Protection of Workers |
| § 218.21 - Scope. |
| § 218.22 - Utility employee. |
| § 218.23 - Blue signal display. |
| § 218.24 - One-person crew. |
| § 218.25 - Workers on a main track. |
| § 218.27 - Workers on track other than main track. |
| § 218.29 - Alternate methods of protection. |
| § 218.30 - Remotely controlled switches. |
| Subpart C - Protection of Trains and Locomotives |
| § 218.31 - Scope. |
| § 218.35 - Yard limits. |
| § 218.37 - Flag protection. |
| § 218.39 - Hump operations. |
| § 218.41 - Noncompliance with hump operations rule. |
| Subpart D - Prohibition Against Tampering With Safety Devices |
| § 218.51 - Purpose. |
| § 218.53 - Scope and definitions. |
| § 218.55 - Tampering prohibited. |
| § 218.57 - Responsibilities of individuals. |
| § 218.59 - Responsibilities of railroads. |
| § 218.61 - Authority to deactivate safety devices. |
| Subpart E - Protection of Occupied Camp Cars |
| § 218.71 - Purpose and scope. |
| § 218.73 - Warning signal display. |
| § 218.75 - Methods of protection for camp cars. |
| § 218.77 - Remotely controlled switches. |
| § 218.79 - Alternative methods of protection. |
| § 218.80 - Movement of occupied camp cars. |
| Subpart F - Handling Equipment, Switches, and Fixed Derails |
| § 218.91 - Purpose and scope. |
| § 218.93 - Definitions. |
| § 218.95 - Instruction, training, and examination. |
| § 218.97 - Good faith challenge procedures. |
| § 218.99 - Shoving or pushing movements. |
| § 218.101 - Leaving rolling and on-track maintenance-of-way equipment in the clear. |
| § 218.103 - Hand-operated switches, including crossover switches. |
| § 218.105 - Additional operational requirements for hand-operated main track switches. |
| § 218.107 - Additional operational requirements for hand-operated crossover switches. |
| § 218.109 - Hand-operated fixed derails. |
| Subpart G - Train Crew Size Safety Requirements |
| § 218.121 - Purpose and scope. |
| § 218.123 - General train crew size safety requirements. |
| § 218.125 - Specific passenger and tourist train operation exceptions to crew size safety requirements. |
| § 218.127 - Specific freight train exceptions to crew size safety requirements. |
| § 218.131 - Special approval petition requirements for train operations staffed with a one-person train crew. |
| § 218.133 - Risk assessment content and procedures. |
| § 218.135 - Special approval procedure. |
| § 218.137 - Annual railroad responsibilities after receipt of special approval. |
| Appendix A to Part 218 |
| Appendix A to Part 218 - Schedule of Civil Penalties 1 |
| Appendix B to Part 218 - Statement of Agency Enforcement Policy on Blue Signal Protection for Utility Employees |
| Appendix C to Part 218 - —Statement of Agency Enforcement Policy on Tampering |
| Appendix D to Part 218 - Requirements and Considerations for Implementing Technology Aided Point Protection |
| Appendix E to Part 218 - —Recommended Procedures for Conducting Risk Assessments |