---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 222.45"
title: "49"
number: "222.45"
heading: "When is a railroad required to cease routine sounding of locomotive horns at crossings?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/222.45"
---

# §222.45. When is a railroad required to cease routine sounding of locomotive horns at crossings?


On the date specified in a Notice of Quiet Zone Continuation or Notice of Quiet Zone Establishment that complies with the requirements set forth in [§ 222.43](/cfr/49/222.43.md) of this part, a railroad shall refrain from, or cease, routine sounding of the locomotive horn at all public, private and pedestrian grade crossings identified in the Notice.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20153, 21301, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 47634, Aug. 17, 2006, unless otherwise noted.