[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: 49CFR222.5]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 222_USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS

--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 222.5  What railroads does this regulation apply to?



    This part applies to all railroads except:

    (a) A railroad that exclusively operates freight trains only on 

track which is not part of the general railroad system of 

transportation;

    (b) Passenger railroads that operate only on track which is not part 

of the general railroad system of transportation and that operate at a 

maximum speed of 15 miles per hour over public highway-rail grade 

crossings; and

    (c) Rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not 

connected to the general railroad system of transportation. See 49 CFR 

part 209, appendix A for the definitive statement of the meaning of the 

preceding sentence.