[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: 49CFR217.3]



[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. 217.3  Application.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part 

applies to railroads that operate trains or other rolling equipment on 

standard gage track which is part of the general railroad system of 

transportation.

    (b) This part does not apply to--

    (1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation 

which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation; or

    (2) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected 

with the general railroad system of transportation.



[40 FR 2690, Jan. 15, 1975, as amended at 54 FR 33229, Aug. 14, 1989]