49 CFR § 217.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s217.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 217.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "217.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "217"
part_name: "RAILROAD OPERATING RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20168, 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 41176, Nov. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "217"
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# 217.1 Purpose.

Through the requirements of this part, the Federal Railroad Administration learns the condition of operating rules and practices with respect to trains and other rolling equipment in the railroad industry, and each railroad is required to instruct its employees in operating practices.