49 CFR 214.339
§ 214.339 Audible warning from trains.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 49 CFR 214.339, § 214.339 Audible warning from trains, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/257996
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:257996@1- SHA-256
b948d3a2b612cfe8bb6dad2f08ac0af25b2f56bddcc2b4df886c63f688a576f1
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Each railroad shall have in effect and comply with written procedures that prescribe effective requirements for audible warning by horn and/or bell for trains and locomotives approaching any roadway workers or roadway maintenance machines that are either on the track on which the movement is occurring, or about the track if the roadway workers or roadway maintenance machines are at risk of fouling the track. At a minimum, such written procedures shall address:
(1) Initial horn warning;
(2) Subsequent warning(s); and
(3) Alternative warnings in areas where sounding the horn adversely affects roadway workers (e.g., in tunnels and terminals).
(b) Such audible warning shall not substitute for on-track safety procedures prescribed in this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.