49 CFR § 234.233 - Rail joints.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s234.233"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 234.233 - Rail joints."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "234.233"
section_name: "Rail joints."
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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# 234.233 Rail joints.

Each non-insulated rail joint located within the limits of a highway-rail grade crossing train detection circuit shall be bonded by means other than joint bars and the bonds shall be maintained in such condition to ensure electrical conductivity.