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Title 49: Transportation
PART 218—RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES
Subpart F—Handling Equipment, Switches, and Fixed Derails

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§ 218.91   Purpose and scope.

(a) The purpose of this subpart is to prevent accidents and casualties that can result from the mishandling of equipment, switches, and fixed derails.

(b) This subpart prescribes minimum operating rule requirements for the handling of equipment, switches, and fixed derails. Each railroad may prescribe additional or more stringent requirements in its operating rules, timetables, timetable special instructions, and other instructions.

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