[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: 49CFR234.109]



[Page 573]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 234_GRADE CROSSING SIGNAL SYSTEM SAFETY--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart C_Response to Reports of Warning System Malfunction

 

Sec. 234.109  Recordkeeping.



    (a) Each railroad shall keep records pertaining to compliance with 

this subpart. Records may be kept on forms provided by the railroad or 

by electronic means. Each railroad shall keep the following information 

for each credible report of warning system malfunction:

    (1) Location of crossing (by highway name and DOT/AAR Crossing 

Inventory Number);

    (2) Time and date of receipt by railroad of report of malfunction;

    (3) Actions taken by railroad prior to repair and reactivation of 

repaired system; and

    (4) Time and date of repair.

    (b) Each railroad shall retain for at least one year (from the 

latest date of railroad activity in response to a credible report of 

malfunction) all records referred to in paragraph (a) of this section. 

Records required to be kept shall be made available to FRA as provided 

by 49 U.S.C. 20107 (formerly 208 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 

1970 (45 U.S.C. 437)).