49 CFR § 234.219 - Gate arm lights and light cable.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s234.219"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 234.219 - Gate arm lights and light cable."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "234.219"
section_name: "Gate arm lights and light cable."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "234"
part_name: "GRADE CROSSING SAFETY"
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, 20152, 20160, 21301, 21304, 21311, 22907 note; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 31806, June 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "234"
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# 234.219 Gate arm lights and light cable.

Each gate arm light shall be maintained in such condition to be properly visible to approaching highway users. Lights and light wire shall be secured to the gate arm.