49 CFR 213.347
§ 213.347 Automotive or railroad crossings at grade.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 213.347, § 213.347 Automotive or railroad crossings at grade, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/257940
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(a) There shall be no at-grade (level) highway crossings, public or private, or rail-to-rail crossings at-grade on Class 8 and 9 track.
(b) If train operation is projected at Class 7 speed for a track segment that will include rail-highway grade crossings, the track owner shall submit for FRA's approval a complete description of the proposed warning/barrier system to address the protection of highway traffic and high speed trains. Trains shall not operate at Class 7 speeds over any track segment having highway-rail grade crossings unless:
(1) An FRA-approved warning/barrier system exists on that track segment; and
(2) All elements of that warning/barrier system are functioning.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.