49 CFR § 299.307 - Vegetation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s299.307"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 299.307 - Vegetation."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "299.307"
section_name: "Vegetation."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "299"
part_name: "TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "299"
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# 299.307 Vegetation.

Vegetation on railroad property which is on or immediately adjacent to roadbed shall be controlled so that it does not—

(a) Become a fire hazard to track-carrying structures;

(b) Obstruct visibility of railroad signs and signals along the right-of-way;

(c) Interfere with railroad employees performing normal trackside duties;

(d) Prevent proper functioning of signal and communication lines; or

(e) Prevent railroad employees from visually inspecting moving equipment from their normal duty stations.