---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 213.352"
title: "49"
number: "213.352"
heading: "Torch cut rail."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/213.352"
---

# §213.352. Torch cut rail.

- (a) Except as a temporary repair in emergency situations no rail having a torch cut end shall be used. When a rail end with a torch cut is used in emergency situations, train speed over that rail shall not exceed the maximum allowable for Class 2 track. All torch cut rail ends in Class 6 shall be removed within six months of September 21, 1998.
- (b) Following the expiration of the time limits specified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, any torch cut rail end not removed shall be removed within 30 days of discovery. Train speed over that rail shall not exceed the maximum allowable for Class 2 track until removed.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20114 and 20142; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 34029, June 22, 1998, unless otherwise noted.