Part 299 — Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards
Subpart A — General Requirements
Subpart B — Signal and Trainset Control System
- § 299.201— Technical PTC system requirements.
- § 299.203— PTC system required.
- § 299.205— PTC System Certification.
- § 299.207— PTC Safety Plan content requirements.
- § 299.209— PTC system use and failures.
- § 299.211— Communications and security requirements.
- § 299.213— Records retention.
- § 299.215— Operations and Maintenance Manual.
Subpart C — Track Safety Standards
- § 299.301— Restoration or renewal of track under traffic conditions.
- § 299.303— Measuring track not under load.
- § 299.305— Drainage.
- § 299.307— Vegetation.
- § 299.309— Classes of track: operating speed limits.
- § 299.311— Track geometry; general.
- § 299.313— Track geometry; performance based.
- § 299.315— Curves; elevation and speed limitations.
- § 299.317— Track strength.
- § 299.319— Track fixation and support.
- § 299.321— Defective rails.
- § 299.323— Continuous welded rail (CWR) plan.
- § 299.325— Continuous welded rail (CWR); general.
- § 299.327— Rail end mismatch.
- § 299.329— Rail joints and torch cut rails.
- § 299.331— Turnouts and crossings generally.
- § 299.333— Frog guard rails and guard faces; gauge.
- § 299.335— Derails.
- § 299.337— Automated vehicle-based inspection systems.
- § 299.339— Daily sweeper inspection.
- § 299.341— Inspection of rail in service.
- § 299.343— Initial inspection of new rail and welds.
- § 299.345— Visual inspections; right of way.
- § 299.347— Special inspections.
- § 299.349— Inspection records.
- § 299.351— Qualifications for track maintenance and inspection personnel.
- § 299.353— Personnel qualified to supervise track restoration and renewal.
- § 299.355— Personnel qualified to inspect track.
- § 299.357— Personnel qualified to inspect and restore continuous welded rail.
Subpart D — Rolling Stock
- § 299.401— Clearance requirements.
- § 299.403— Trainset structure.
- § 299.405— Trainset interiors.
- § 299.407— Glazing.
- § 299.409— Brake system.
- § 299.411— Bogies and suspension system.
- § 299.413— Fire safety.
- § 299.415— Doors.
- § 299.417— Emergency lighting.
- § 299.419— Emergency communication.
- § 299.421— Emergency roof access.
- § 299.423— Markings and instructions for emergency egress and rescue access.
- § 299.425— Low-location emergency exit path marking.
- § 299.427— Emergency egress windows.
- § 299.429— Rescue access windows.
- § 299.431— Driver's controls and cab layout.
- § 299.433— Exterior lights.
- § 299.435— Electrical system design.
- § 299.437— Automated monitoring.
- § 299.439— Event recorders.
- § 299.441— Trainset electronic hardware and software safety.
- § 299.443— Safety appliances.
- § 299.445— Trainset inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.
- § 299.447— Movement of defective equipment.
- § 299.449— Trainset image and audio recording system.
Subpart E — Operating Rules
Subpart F — System Qualification Tests
- § 299.601— Responsibility for verification demonstrations and tests.
- § 299.603— Preparation of system-wide qualification test plan.
- § 299.605— Functional and performance qualification tests.
- § 299.607— Pre-revenue service system integration testing.
- § 299.609— Vehicle/track system qualification.
- § 299.611— Simulated revenue operations.
- § 299.613— Verification of compliance.
Subpart G — Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Program
- § 299.701— General requirements.
- § 299.703— Compliance.
- § 299.705— Standard procedures for safely performing inspection, testing, and maintenance, or repairs.
- § 299.707— Maintenance intervals.
- § 299.709— Quality control program.
- § 299.711— Inspection, testing, and maintenance program format.
- § 299.713— Program approval procedure.