[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: 49CFR216.21]



[Page 193]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 216_SPECIAL NOTICE AND EMERGENCY ORDER PROCEDURES: RAILROAD TRACK, 

 

                     Subpart C_Emergency Order_Track

 

Sec.  216.21  Notice of track conditions.





    (a) When an FRA Track Inspector or State Track Inspector finds track 

conditions which may require the issuance of an Emergency order removing 

the track from service under section 203, Public Law No. 91-458, 84 

Stat. 972 (45 U.S.C. 432), the Inspector may issue a notice to the 

railroad owning the track. The notice sets out and describes the 

conditions found by the Inspector and specifies the location of defects 

on the affected track segment. The Inspector provides a copy to the FRA 

Regional Track Engineer and the FRA Regional Administrator.

    (b) In the event the railroad immediately commences repairs on the 

affected track and so advises the FRA Regional Track Engineer, the 

Regional Track Engineer assigns an Inspector to reinspect the track 

immediately on the completion of repairs. If upon reinspection the 

Inspector determines that necessary repairs have been completed, he 

withdraws the Notice of Track Conditions.