49 CFR 218.57
§ 218.57 Responsibilities of individuals.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 218.57, § 218.57 Responsibilities of individuals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258129
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Any individual who knowingly operates a train, or permits it to be operated, when the controlling locomotive of that train is equipped with a disabled safety device, is subject to a civil penalty and to disqualification from performing safety-sensitive functions on a railroad if found to be unfit for such duties. See appendix B to this part for a statement of agency enforcement policy concerning violations of this section. See FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.