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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 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 234 - Grade Crossing Safety |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 234.1 - Scope. |
| § 234.3 - Application and responsibility for compliance. |
| § 234.4 - Preemptive effect. |
| § 234.5 - Definitions. |
| § 234.6 - Penalties. |
| Subpart B - Reports and Plans |
| § 234.7 - Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure. |
| § 234.9 - Grade crossing signal system failure reports. |
| § 234.11 - State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. |
| Subpart C - Response to Credible Reports of Warning System Malfunction at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings |
| § 234.101 - Employee notification rules. |
| § 234.103 - Timely response to report of malfunction. |
| § 234.105 - Activation failure. |
| § 234.106 - Partial activation. |
| § 234.107 - False activation. |
| § 234.109 - Recordkeeping. |
| Subpart D - Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing |
| Requirements for Processor-Based Systems |
| § 234.275 - Processor-based systems. |
| Maintenance Standards |
| § 234.201 - Location of plans. |
| § 234.203 - Control circuits. |
| § 234.205 - Operating characteristics of warning system apparatus. |
| § 234.207 - Adjustment, repair, or replacement of component. |
| § 234.209 - Interference with normal functioning of system. |
| § 234.211 - Security of warning system apparatus. |
| § 234.213 - Grounds. |
| § 234.215 - Standby power system. |
| § 234.217 - Flashing light units. |
| § 234.219 - Gate arm lights and light cable. |
| § 234.221 - Lamp voltage. |
| § 234.223 - Gate arm. |
| § 234.225 - Activation of warning system. |
| § 234.227 - Train detection apparatus. |
| § 234.229 - Shunting sensitivity. |
| § 234.231 - Fouling wires. |
| § 234.233 - Rail joints. |
| § 234.235 - Insulated rail joints. |
| § 234.237 - Reverse switch cut-out circuit. |
| § 234.239 - Tagging of wires and interference of wires or tags with signal apparatus. |
| § 234.241 - Protection of insulated wire; splice in underground wire. |
| § 234.243 - Wire on pole line and aerial cable. |
| § 234.245 - Signs. |
| Inspections and Tests |
| § 234.247 - Purpose of inspections and tests; removal from service of relay or device failing to meet test requirements. |
| § 234.249 - Ground tests. |
| § 234.251 - Standby power. |
| § 234.253 - Flashing light units and lamp voltage. |
| § 234.255 - Gate arm and gate mechanism. |
| § 234.257 - Warning system operation. |
| § 234.259 - Warning time. |
| § 234.261 - Highway traffic signal pre-emption. |
| § 234.263 - Relays. |
| § 234.265 - Timing relays and timing devices. |
| § 234.267 - Insulation resistance tests, wires in trunking and cables. |
| § 234.269 - Cut-out circuits. |
| § 234.271 - Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections. |
| § 234.273 - Results of inspections and tests. |
| Subpart E - Emergency Notification Systems for Telephonic Reporting of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings |
| § 234.301 - Definitions. |
| § 234.303 - Emergency notification systems for telephonic reporting of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings. |
| § 234.305 - Remedial actions in response to reports of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings. |
| § 234.306 - Multiple dispatching or maintaining railroads with respect to the same highway-rail or pathway grade crossing; appointment of responsible railroad. |
| § 234.307 - Use of third-party telephone service by dispatching and maintaining railroads. |
| § 234.309 - ENS signs in general. |
| § 234.311 - ENS sign placement and maintenance. |
| § 234.313 - Recordkeeping. |
| § 234.315 - Electronic recordkeeping. |
| § 234.317 - Compliance dates. |
| Subpart F - Highway-Rail and Pathway Crossing Inventory Reporting |
| § 234.401 - Definitions. |
| § 234.403 - Submission of data to the Crossing Inventory, generally. |
| § 234.405 - Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for previously unreported crossings. |
| § 234.407 - Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for new crossings. |
| § 234.409 - Submission of periodic updates to the Crossing Inventory. |
| § 234.411 - Changes requiring submission of updated information to the Crossing Inventory. |
| § 234.413 - Recordkeeping. |
| § 234.415 - Electronic recordkeeping. |
| Appendix A to Part 234 |
| Appendix A to Part 234 - Schedule of Civil Penalties 1 |
| Appendix B to Part 234 - Alternate Methods of Protection Under 49 CFR 234.105(c), 234.106, and 234.107(c) |