49 C.F.R. § 236.56

Shunting sensitivity.

Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 67 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 236.56 (2026)

Each track circuit controlling home signal or approach locking shall be so maintained that track relay is in deenergized position, or device that functions as a track relay shall be in its most restrictive state if, when track circuit is dry, a shunt of 0.06 ohm resistance is connected across the track rails of the circuit, including fouling sections of turnouts. [49 FR 3383, Jan. 26, 1984]