[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: 49CFR241.1]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 241_UNITED STATES LOCATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR DISPATCHING OF UNITED 

 

Sec.  241.1  Purpose and scope.



    (a) The purpose of this part is to prevent railroad accidents and 

incidents, and consequent injuries, deaths, and



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property damage, that would result from improper dispatching of railroad 

operations in the United States by individuals located outside of the 

United States.

    (b) This part prohibits extraterritorial dispatching of railroad 

operations, conducting railroad operations that are extraterritorially 

dispatched, and allowing track to be used for such operations, subject 

to certain stated exceptions. This part does not restrict a railroad 

from adopting and enforcing additional or more stringent requirements 

not inconsistent with this part.