49 CFR 213.331
§ 213.331 Track surface.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 213.331, § 213.331 Track surface, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/257930
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(a) For a single deviation in track surface, each track owner shall maintain the surface of its track within the limits prescribed in the following table:
(b) For operations at a qualified cant deficiency, Eu, of more than 5 inches, a single deviation in track surface shall be within the limits prescribed in the following table:
(c) For three or more non-overlapping deviations in track surface occurring within a distance equal to five times the specified chord length, each of which exceeds the limits in the following table, each track owner shall maintain the surface of the track within the limits prescribed for each deviation:
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.