---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "subtB/chII/part218"
level: "part"
label: "Part 218"
heading: "Railroad Operating Practices"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218"
sections_count: 51
---

# Part 218 — Railroad Operating Practices

Title 49 C.F.R. — Transportation › Subtitle B — Other Regulations Relating to Transportation › Chapter II — Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Blue Signal Protection of Workers](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Protection of Trains and Locomotives](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Prohibition Against Tampering With Safety Devices](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Protection of Occupied Camp Cars](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Handling Equipment, Switches, and Fixed Derails](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Train Crew Size Safety Requirements](/cfr/49/subtB-chII-part218-subpartG.md)