[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR840.3]

[Page 198]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
           CHAPTER VIII--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
 
PART 840_RULES PERTAINING TO NOTIFICATION OF RAILROAD ACCIDENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  840.3  Notification of railroad accidents.

    The operator of a railroad shall notify the Board by telephoning the 
National Response Center at telephone 800-424-0201 at the earliest 
practicable time after the occurrence of any one of the following 
railroad accidents:
    (a) No later than 2 hours after an accident which results in:
    (1) A passenger or employee fatality or serious injury to two or 
more crewmembers or passengers requiring admission to a hospital;
    (2) The evacuation of a passenger train;
    (3) Damage to a tank car or container resulting in release of 
hazardous materials or involving evacuation of the general public; or
    (4) A fatality at a grade crossing.
    (b) No later than 4 hours after an accident which does not involve 
any of the circumstances enumerated in paragraph (a) of this section but 
which results in:
    (1) Damage (based on a preliminary gross estimate) of $150,000 or 
more for repairs, or the current replacement cost, to railroad and 
nonrailroad property; or
    (2) Damage of $25,000 or more to a passenger train and railroad and 
nonrailroad property.
    (c) Accidents involving joint operations must be reported by the 
railroad that controls the track and directs the movement of trains 
where the accident has occurred.
    (d) Where an accident for which notification is required by 
paragraph (a) or (b) of this section occurs in a remote area, the time 
limits set forth in that paragraph shall commence from the time the 
first railroad employee who was not at the accident site at the time of 
its occurrence has received notice thereof.

[53 FR 49152, Dec. 6, 1988]