US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 49 CFR — TransportationChapter II — FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPart 236 — RULES, STANDARDS, AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND APPLIANCESSubpart A — Rules and Instructions: All Systems236.849 C.F.R. § 236.8Operating characteristics of electromagnetic, electronic, or electrical apparatus.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 34 wordsOfficial source Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 236.8 (2026)Signal apparatus, the functioning of which affects the safety of train operation, shall be maintained in accordance with the limits within which the device is designed to operate. [49 FR 3382, Jan. 26, 1984]Previous49 C.F.R. § 236.7Next49 C.F.R. § 236.9