49 CFR 236.408
§ 236.408 Route locking.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 236.408, § 236.408 Route locking, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259046
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Route locking shall be provided where switches are power-operated. Route locking shall be effective when the first pair of wheels of a locomotive or car passes a point not more than 13 feet in advance of the signal governing its movement, measured from the center of the signal mast or, if there is no mast, from the center of the 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.