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49 CFR §222.5

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This part applies to all railroads except:
  1. (a)A railroad that exclusively operates freight trains only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;
  2. (b)Passenger railroads that operate only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation and that operate at a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour over public highway-rail grade crossings; and
  3. (c)Rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A for the definitive statement of the meaning of the preceding sentence.