[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR213.9]



[Page 98]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 213_TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  213.9  Classes of track: operating speed limits.



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

Sec. Sec.  213.57(b), 213.59(a), 213.113(a), and 213.137(b) and (c), the 

following maximum allowable operating speeds apply--



                           [In miles per hour]

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                                       The maximum        The maximum

 Over track that meets all of the       allowable          allowable

  requirements prescribed in this    operating speed    operating speed

            part for--                 for freight       for passenger

                                       trains is--        trains is--

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Excepted track....................                 10                N/A

Class 1 track.....................                 10                 15

Class 2 track.....................                 25                 30

Class 3 track.....................                 40                 60

Class 4 track.....................                 60                 80

Class 5 track.....................                 80                 90

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    (b) If a segment of track does not meet all of the requirements for 

its intended class, it is reclassified to the next lowest class of track 

for which it does meet all of the requirements of this part. However, if 

the segment of track does not at least meet the requirements for Class 1 

track, operations may continue at Class 1 speeds for a period of not 

more than 30 days without bringing the track into compliance, under the 

authority of a person designated under Sec.  213.7(a), who has at least 

one year of supervisory experience in railroad track maintenance, after 

that person determines that operations may safely continue and subject 

to any limiting conditions specified by such person.