49 CFR 220.51
§ 220.51 Radio communications and signal indications.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 220.51, § 220.51 Radio communications and signal indications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258268
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(a) No information may be given by radio to a train or engine crew about the position or aspect displayed by a fixed signal. However, a radio may be used by a train crew member to communicate information about the position or aspect displayed by a fixed signal to other members of the same crew.
(b) Except as provided in the railroad's operating rules, radio communication shall not be used to convey instructions which would have the effect of overriding the indication of a fixed signal.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.