49 CFR 236.54

§ 236.54 Minimum length of track circuit.

United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective

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Citation: 49 CFR 236.54, § 236.54 Minimum length of track circuit, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258965
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When a track circuit shorter than maximum inner wheelbase of any locomotive or car operated over such track circuit is used for control of signaling facilities, other means shall be used to provide the equivalent of track circuit protection.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.