49 CFR 236.502
§ 236.502 Automatic brake application, initiation by restrictive block conditions stopping distance in advance.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 236.502, § 236.502 Automatic brake application, initiation by restrictive block conditions stopping distance in advance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259053
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Full text
An automatic train-stop or train-control system shall operate to initiate an automatic brake application at least stopping distance from the entrance to a block, wherein any condition described in § 236.205 obtains, and at each main track signal requiring a reduction in speed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.