49 CFR 236.531

§ 236.531 Trip arm; height and distance from rail.

United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective

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Citation: 49 CFR 236.531, § 236.531 Trip arm; height and distance from rail, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259073
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Full text

Trip arm of automatic train stop device when in the stop position shall be maintained at a height above the plane of the tops of the rails, and at a horizontal distance from its center line to gage side of the nearest running rail, in accordance with specifications of the carrier.

Legislative history

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