§218.127. Specific freight train exceptions to crew size safety requirements.
49 C.F.R. § 218.127
The requirements in this subpart are not applicable to the following freight train operations that are operated with a one-person train crew:
Mine load out, plant dumping, or similar operation exception. A unit freight train:
Being loaded or unloaded in an assembly line manner;
Located on a track that is temporarily made inaccessible from the general railroad system of transportation;
Moving at a maximum authorized speed of 10 miles per hour or less;
Not requiring the one-person train crewmember to operate a hand-operated switch, fill out paperwork, or call signal indications during the loading or unloading process; and
If the operation is overseen by another person, typically in a tower or on the ground, requiring that person to have the capability of communicating with the one-person train crewmember operating the train.
[Reserved]
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 89 FR 25109, Apr. 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20131, 20138, 20144, 20168; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 44 FR 2175, Jan. 10, 1979, unless otherwise noted.