49 CFR — Transportation
Appendix B to Part 218—Statement of Agency Enforcement Policy on Blue Signal Protection for Utility Employees
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR — Transportation, Appendix B to Part 218—Statement of Agency Enforcement Policy on Blue Signal Protection for Utility Employees, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258161
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The following examples of the application of the train or yard crew exclusion from required blue signal protection for utility employees are provided to clarify FRA's enforcement policy. In the first four examples, the utility employee is properly attached to and functioning as member of a train or yard crew and is excluded from blue signal protection, provided all the conditions specified in § 218.22 are met:
In the last four examples, any railroad employee, including regularly assigned crew members, would need blue signal protection to perform the described function.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.