[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR217.1] [Page 191] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 217_RAILROAD OPERATING RULES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 217.1 Purpose. Subpart A_General Sec. 217.1 Purpose. 217.3 Application. 217.4 Definitions. 217.5 Penalty. 217.7 Operating rules; filing and recordkeeping. 217.9 Program of operational tests and inspections; recordkeeping. 217.11 Program of instruction on operating rules; recordkeeping; electronic recordkeeping. 217.13 Information collection. Appendix A to Part 217--Schedule of Civil Penalties Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.49. Source: 39 FR 41176, Nov. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Through the requirements of this part, the Federal Railroad Administration learns the condition of operating rules and practices with respect to trains and other rolling equipment in the railroad industry, and each railroad is required to instruct its employees in operating practices.