§234.7. Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure.
49 C.F.R. § 234.7
Each railroad shall report to FRA every impact between on-track railroad equipment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, farm vehicle, or pedestrian at a highway-rail grade crossing involving an activation failure. Notification shall be provided to the National Response Center within 24 hours of occurrence at (800) 424-0201. Complete reports shall thereafter be filed with FRA pursuant to § 234.9 of this part (activation failure report) and 49 CFR 225.11 (accident/ incident report).
Each telephone report must state the:
Name of the railroad;
Name, title, and telephone number of the individual making the report;
Time, date, and location of accident;
U. S. DOT-AAR Grade Crossing Identification Number;
Circumstances of the accident, including operating details of the grade crossing warning device;
Number of persons killed or injured, if any;
Maximum authorized train speed; and
Posted highway speed limit, if known.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.