49 C.F.R. § 218.57
Responsibilities of individuals.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 218.57 (2026)
Any individual who knowingly operates a train, or permits it to be operated, when the controlling locomotive of that train is equipped with a disabled safety device, is subject to a civil penalty and to disqualification from performing safety-sensitive functions on a railroad if found to be unfit for such duties. See appendix B to this part for a statement of agency enforcement policy concerning violations of this section. See FRA's website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/
for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.
[90 FR 28144, July 1, 2025]