Part 234 — Grade Crossing Safety
Subpart A — General
Subpart B — Reports and Plans
Subpart C — Response to Credible Reports of Warning System Malfunction at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Subpart D — Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing
- § 234.201— Location of plans.
- § 234.203— Control circuits.
- § 234.205— Operating characteristics of warning system apparatus.
- § 234.207— Adjustment, repair, or replacement of component.
- § 234.209— Interference with normal functioning of system.
- § 234.211— Security of warning system apparatus.
- § 234.213— Grounds.
- § 234.215— Standby power system.
- § 234.217— Flashing light units.
- § 234.219— Gate arm lights and light cable.
- § 234.221— Lamp voltage.
- § 234.223— Gate arm.
- § 234.225— Activation of warning system.
- § 234.227— Train detection apparatus.
- § 234.229— Shunting sensitivity.
- § 234.231— Fouling wires.
- § 234.233— Rail joints.
- § 234.235— Insulated rail joints.
- § 234.237— Reverse switch cut-out circuit.
- § 234.239— Tagging of wires and interference of wires or tags with signal apparatus.
- § 234.241— Protection of insulated wire; splice in underground wire.
- § 234.243— Wire on pole line and aerial cable.
- § 234.245— Signs.
- § 234.247— Purpose of inspections and tests; removal from service of relay or device failing to meet test requirements.
- § 234.249— Ground tests.
- § 234.251— Standby power.
- § 234.253— Flashing light units and lamp voltage.
- § 234.255— Gate arm and gate mechanism.
- § 234.257— Warning system operation.
- § 234.259— Warning time.
- § 234.261— Highway traffic signal pre-emption.
- § 234.263— Relays.
- § 234.265— Timing relays and timing devices.
- § 234.267— Insulation resistance tests, wires in trunking and cables.
- § 234.269— Cut-out circuits.
- § 234.271— Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections.
- § 234.273— Results of inspections and tests.
- § 234.275— Processor-based systems.
Subpart E — Emergency Notification Systems for Telephonic Reporting of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings
- § 234.301— Definitions.
- § 234.303— Emergency notification systems for telephonic reporting of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings.
- § 234.305— Remedial actions in response to reports of unsafe conditions at highway-rail and pathway grade crossings.
- § 234.306— Multiple dispatching or maintaining railroads with respect to the same highway-rail or pathway grade crossing; appointment of responsible railroad.
- § 234.307— Use of third-party telephone service by dispatching and maintaining railroads.
- § 234.309— ENS signs in general.
- § 234.311— ENS sign placement and maintenance.
- § 234.313— Recordkeeping.
- § 234.315— Electronic recordkeeping.
- § 234.317— Compliance dates.
Subpart F — Highway-Rail and Pathway Crossing Inventory Reporting
- § 234.401— Definitions.
- § 234.403— Submission of data to the Crossing Inventory, generally.
- § 234.405— Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for previously unreported crossings.
- § 234.407— Submission of initial data to the Crossing Inventory for new crossings.
- § 234.409— Submission of periodic updates to the Crossing Inventory.
- § 234.411— Changes requiring submission of updated information to the Crossing Inventory.
- § 234.413— Recordkeeping.
- § 234.415— Electronic recordkeeping.