49 CFR 236.57
§ 236.57 Shunt and fouling wires.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 236.57, § 236.57 Shunt and fouling wires, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258968
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, shunt wires and fouling wires hereafter installed or replaced shall consist of at least two discrete conductors, and each shall be of sufficient conductivity and maintained in such condition that the track relay will be in deenergized position, or device that functions as a track relay will be in its most restrictive state, when the circuit is shunted.
(b) This rule does not apply to shunt wires where track or control circuit is opened by the switch circuit controller.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.