49 CFR § 1242.58 - Operating signals and interlockers, operating drawbridges, highway crossing protection (accounts XX-51-59, XX-51-60 and XX-51-61).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1242.58"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1242.58 - Operating signals and interlockers, operating drawbridges, highway crossing protection (accounts XX-51-59, XX-51-60 and XX-51-61)."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1242.58"
section_name: "Operating signals and interlockers, operating drawbridges, highway crossing protection (accounts XX-51-59, XX-51-60 and XX-51-61)."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS"
part_number: "1242"
part_name: "SEPARATION OF COMMON OPERATING EXPENSES BETWEEN FREIGHT SERVICE AND PASSENGER SERVICE FOR RAILROADS"
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. 1321, 11142."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 7637, Feb. 24, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1242"
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# 1242.58 Operating signals and interlockers, operating drawbridges, highway crossing protection (accounts XX-51-59, XX-51-60 and XX-51-61).

Separate common expenses on the basis of total train hours (including train switching hours) of the particular common operating divisions or track segment on which the common signals, interlockers, drawbridges and highway crossings are located.