[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: 49CFR218.79]



[Page 205]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 218_RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart E_Protection of Occupied Camp Cars

 

Sec. 218.79  Alternative methods of protection.



    Instead of providing protection for occupied camp cars in accordance 

with Sec. 218.75 or Sec. 218.77, the following methods of protection 

may be used:

    (a) When occupied camp cars are on track other than main track:

    (1) A warning signal must be displayed at or near each switch 

providing access to or from the track;

    (2) Each switch providing entrance to or departure from the area 

must be lined against movement to the track and locked with an effective 

locking device; and

    (3) If the speed within this area is restricted to not more than 

five miles per hour, a derail, capable of restricting access to that 

portion of track on which the camp cars are located, will fulfill the 

requirements of a manually operated switch in compliance with paragraph 

(a)(2) of this section when positioned at least 50 feet from the end of 

the camp cars to be protected by the warning signal, when locked in a 

derailing position with an effective locking device, and when a warning 

signal is displayed at the derail.

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

occupied camp cars are on track other than main track:

    (1) A derail, capable of restricting access to that portion of the 

track on which such equipment is located, will fulfill the requirements 

of a manually operated switch when positioned no less than 150 feet from 

the end of such equipment; and

    (2) Each derail must be locked in a derailing position with an 

effective locking device and a warning signal must be displayed at each 

derail.