Title 49, Part 234 — Grade Crossing Safety

Scope.

Application and responsibility for compliance.

Definitions.

Penalties.

Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure.

Grade crossing signal system failure reports.

State highway-rail grade crossing action plans.

Employee notification rules.

Timely response to report of malfunction.

Activation failure.

Partial activation.

False activation.

Recordkeeping.

Location of plans.

Control circuits.

Operating characteristics of warning system apparatus.

Adjustment, repair, or replacement of component.

Interference with normal functioning of system.

Security of warning system apparatus.

Grounds.

Standby power system.

Flashing light units.

Gate arm lights and light cable.

Lamp voltage.

Gate arm.

Activation of warning system.

Train detection apparatus.

Shunting sensitivity.

Fouling wires.

Rail joints.

Insulated rail joints.

Reverse switch cut-out circuit.

Tagging of wires and interference of wires or tags with signal apparatus.

Protection of insulated wire; splice in underground wire.

Wire on pole line and aerial cable.

Signs.

Purpose of inspections and tests; removal from service of relay or device failing to meet test requirements.

Ground tests.

Standby power.

Flashing light units and lamp voltage.

Gate arm and gate mechanism.

Warning system operation.

Warning time.

Highway traffic signal pre-emption.

Relays.

Timing relays and timing devices.

Insulation resistance tests, wires in trunking and cables.

Cut-out circuits.

Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections.

Results of inspections and tests.

Processor-based systems.

Definitions.

Emergency notification systems for telephonic reporting of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings.

Remedial actions in response to reports of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings.

Multiple dispatching or maintaining railroads with respect to the same highway-rail or pathway grade crossing; appointment of responsible railroad.

Use of third-party telephone service by dispatching and maintaining railroads.

ENS signs in general.

ENS sign placement and maintenance.

Recordkeeping.

Electronic recordkeeping.

Compliance dates.

Definitions.

Submission of data to the Crossing Inventory, generally.

Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for previously unreported crossings.

Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for new crossings.

Submission of periodic updates to the Crossing Inventory.

Changes requiring submission of updated information to the Crossing Inventory.

Recordkeeping.

Electronic recordkeeping.