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49 CFR §218.127

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The requirements in this subpart are not applicable to the following freight train operations that are operated with a one-person train crew:
  1. (a)Mine load out, plant dumping, or similar operation exception. A unit freight train:
    1. (1)Being loaded or unloaded in an assembly line manner;
    2. (2)Located on a track that is temporarily made inaccessible from the general railroad system of transportation;
    3. (3)Moving at a maximum authorized speed of 10 miles per hour or less;
    4. (4)Not requiring the one-person train crewmember to operate a hand-operated switch, fill out paperwork, or call signal indications during the loading or unloading process; and
    5. (5)If the operation is overseen by another person, typically in a tower or on the ground, requiring that person to have the capability of communicating with the one-person train crewmember operating the train.
  2. (b)[Reserved]