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 — Definitions236.831a49 C.F.R. § 236.831aTrack, main.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 34 wordsOfficial source Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 236.831a (2026)A track, other than auxiliary track, extending through yards and between stations, upon which trains are operated by timetable or train orders, or both, or the use of which is governed by block signals.Previous49 C.F.R. § 236.831Next49 C.F.R. § 236.832