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 G — Definitions236.81849 C.F.R. § 236.818Switch, facing point.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 18 wordsOfficial source Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 236.818 (2026)A switch, the points of which face traffic approaching in the direction for which the track is signaled.Previous49 C.F.R. § 236.817Next49 C.F.R. § 236.819