49 CFR § 214.521 - Flagging equipment for on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles.

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title: "49 CFR § 214.521 - Flagging equipment for on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "214.521"
section_name: "Flagging equipment for on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "214"
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# 214.521 Flagging equipment for on-track roadway maintenance machines and hi-rail vehicles.

Each on-track roadway maintenance machine and hi-rail vehicle shall have on board a flagging kit that complies with the operating rules of the railroad if:

(a) The equipment is operated over trackage subject to a railroad operating rule requiring flagging; and

(b)(1) The equipment is not part of a roadway work group; or

(2) The equipment is the lead or trailing piece of equipment in a roadway work group operating under the same occupancy authority.

[69 FR 8839, Feb. 26, 2004]