---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 220.307"
title: "49"
number: "220.307"
heading: "Use of railroad-supplied electronic devices."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/220.307"
---

# §220.307. Use of railroad-supplied electronic devices.

- (a) **General restriction.** A railroad operating employee may use a railroad-supplied electronic device only for an authorized business purpose as specified by the railroad in writing. An authorized business purpose involving the taking of a photograph or video must be approved by FRA. A railroad subject to this subpart must submit to FRA's Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety Officer a document specifying in writing the authorized business purpose(s) involving the taking of a photograph or video for which a railroad-supplied electronic device may be used by the carrier's railroad operating employees.
- (b) **Use by locomotive engineers operating controls.** A locomotive engineer operating the controls of a train shall not use a railroad-supplied electronic device—
  - (1) When on a moving train;
  - (2) **When any member of the crew is—**
    - (i) On the ground, or
    - (ii) Riding rolling equipment during a switching operation; or
  - (3) **When any railroad employee is assisting in preparation of the train for movement.**
- (c) **Use in freight and passenger locomotive cabs generally.** In addition to the restrictions on locomotive engineers described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, a railroad operating employee who is not in deadhead status shall not use a railroad-supplied electronic device in the cab of a controlling locomotive unless—
  - (1) A safety briefing that includes all crewmembers is held; and
  - (2) **All crewmembers agree that it is safe to use the device.**
- (d) **Use outside freight locomotive cabs.** A freight train crewmember who is not in deadhead status may use a railroad-supplied electronic device outside the cab of a controlling freight locomotive only if all of the following conditions are met:
  - (1) The crewmember is not fouling a track; and
  - (2) **All crewmembers agree it is safe to use the device.**

## 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.