49 CFR 236.55 - Dead section; maximum length.

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Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Jan 27, 2026

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§ 236.55 - Dead section; maximum length.

Where dead section exceeds 35 feet, a special circuit shall be installed. Where shortest outer wheelbase of a locomotive operating over such dead section is less than 35 feet, the maximum length of the dead section shall not exceed the length of the outer wheelbase of such locomotive unless special circuit is used.

[49 FR 3383, Jan. 26, 1984]

authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103,20107,20133,20141,20157,20301,20306,20501,20701,21301,21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89

source: 33 FR 19684, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 49 CFR 236.55