49 C.F.R. § 236.560

Contact element, mechanical trip type; location with respect to rail.

Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 52 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 236.560 (2026)

Contact element of automatic train stop device of the mechanical trip type shall be maintained at a height above the plane of the tops of the rails, and at a horizontal distance from the gage side of the rail, in accordance with specifications of the carrier. [49 FR 3387, Jan. 26, 1984]