[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: 49CFR234.269]



[Page 591]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

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

 

             Subpart D_Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing

 

Sec.  234.269  Cut-out circuits.



    Each cut-out circuit shall be tested at least once every three 

months to determine that the circuit functions as intended. For purposes 

of this section, a cut-out circuit is any circuit which overrides the 

operation of automatic warning systems. This includes both switch cut-

out circuits and devices which enable personnel to manually override the 

operation of automatic warning systems.