49 CFR 221.17
§ 221.17 Movement of defective equipment.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 221.17, § 221.17 Movement of defective equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258295
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(a) Whenever the marking device prescribed in this part becomes inoperative enroute, the train may be moved to the next forward location where the marking device can be repaired or replaced.
(b) Defective rolling equipment which, because of the nature of the defect, can be placed only at the rear of a train for movement to the next forward location at which repairs can be made need not be equipped with marking devices prescribed in this part.
(c) When a portion of a train has derailed, and a portable marking device is not available, the remainder of the train may be moved to the nearest terminal without being equipped with the marking device 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.