49 CFR 236.560
§ 236.560 Contact element, mechanical trip type; location with respect to rail.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 236.560, § 236.560 Contact element, mechanical trip type; location with respect to rail, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259085
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Contact element of automatic train stop device of the mechanical trip type shall be maintained at a height above the plane of the tops of the rails, and at a horizontal distance from the gage side of the 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.