---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 234.227"
title: "49"
number: "234.227"
heading: "Train detection apparatus."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/234.227"
---

# §234.227. Train detection apparatus.

- (a) Train detection apparatus shall be maintained to detect a train or railcar in any part of a train detection circuit, in accordance with the design of the warning system.
- (b) If the presence of sand, rust, dirt, grease, or other foreign matter is known to prevent effective shunting, a railroad shall take appropriate action under [§ 234.105](/cfr/49/234.105.md), “Activation failure,” to safeguard highway users.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20152, 20160, 21301, 21304, 21311, 22907 note; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 31806, June 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.