---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 220.305"
title: "49"
number: "220.305"
heading: "Use of personal electronic devices."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/220.305"
---

# §220.305. Use of personal electronic devices.


A railroad operating employee must have each personal electronic device turned off with any earpiece removed from the ear—

- (a) When on a moving train;
- (b) **When any member of the crew is—**
  - (1) On the ground, or
  - (2) Riding rolling equipment during a switching operation; or
- (c) **When any railroad employee is assisting in preparation of the train for movement.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 59602, Sept. 27, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20103 note, 20107, 21301-21302, 20701-20703, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 47195, Sept. 4, 1998, unless otherwise noted.