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  2. Title 49 - Transportation
  3. Subtitle B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
  4. Chapter II - FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  5. Part 236 - RULES, STANDARDS, AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND APPLIANCES
  6. Subpart E - Automatic Train Stop, Train Control and Cab Signal Systems
  7. Topic - Standards
  8. 49 CFR § 236.503
49 CFR § 236.503
Automatic brake application; initiation when predetermined rate of speed exceeded
November 18, 2020
CFR

An automatic train control system shall operate to initiate an automatic brake application when the speed of the train exceeds the predetermined rate as required by the setting of the speed control mechanism.

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