---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 222.5"
title: "49"
number: "222.5"
heading: "What railroads does this regulation apply to?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/222.5"
---

# §222.5. What railroads does this regulation apply to?


This part applies to all railroads except:

- (a) A railroad that exclusively operates freight trains only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;
- (b) Passenger railroads that operate only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation and that operate at a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour over public highway-rail grade crossings; and
- (c) Rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation. See [49 CFR part 209](/cfr/49/part209.md), appendix A for the definitive statement of the meaning of the preceding sentence.

## 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.