§236.502. Automatic brake application, initiation by restrictive block conditions stopping distance in advance.
49 C.F.R. § 236.502
An automatic train-stop or train-control system shall operate to initiate an automatic brake application at least stopping distance from the entrance to a block, wherein any condition described in § 236.205 obtains, and at each main track signal requiring a reduction in speed.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20157, 20301-20303, 20306, 20501-20505, 20701-20703, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 33 FR 19684, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.