49 CFR 228.17
§ 228.17 Dispatcher's record of train movements.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 228.17, § 228.17 Dispatcher's record of train movements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258454
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(a) Each carrier shall keep, for each dispatching district, a record of train movements made under the direction and control of a dispatcher who uses telephone, radio, or any other electrical or mechanical device to dispatch, report, transmit, receive, or deliver orders pertaining to train movements. The following information shall be included in the record:
(1) Identification of timetable in effect.
(2) Location and date.
(3) Identification of dispatchers and their times on duty.
(4) Identification of enginemen and conductors and their times on duty.
(5) Identification of trains and engines.
(6) Station names and office designations.
(7) Distances between stations.
(8) Direction of movement and the time each train passes all reporting stations.
(9) Arrival and departure times of trains at all reporting stations.
(10) Unusual events affecting movement of trains and identification of trains affected.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.