[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR117.9]



[Page 544]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 117_DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart A_General Requirements

 

Sec.  117.9  Delaying opening of a draw.



    No person shall unreasonably delay the opening of a draw after the 

signals required by Sec.  117.15 have been given.



    Note: Trains are usually controlled by the block method. That is, 

the track is divided into blocks or segments of a mile or more in 

length. When a train is in a block with a drawbridge, the draw may not 

be able to open until the train has passed out of the block and the 

yardmaster or other manager has ``unlocked'' the drawbridge controls. 

The maximum time permitted for delay is defined in Subpart B for each 

affected bridge. Land and water traffic should pass over or through the 

draw as soon as possible in order to prevent unnecessary delays in the 

opening and closure of the draw.