Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§20136 Automatic Train Control and Related Systems
Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART A — SAFETY › CHAPTER 201 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER II — PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY › § 20136
Summary
The Secretary must require a signed certificate when anyone tests certain train safety systems before entering territory. The certificate must be kept with the locomotive’s daily inspection report.
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Title 49, §20136
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The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders to require that—
(1)an individual performing a test of an automatic train stop, train control, or cab signal apparatus required by the Secretary to be performed before entering territory where the apparatus will be used shall certify in writing that the test was performed properly; and
(2)the certification required under clause (1) of this section shall be maintained in the same way and place as the daily inspection report for the locomotive.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Pub. L. 103–272 Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013645:431(j).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(j); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 9, 102 Stat. 628. The words “Within 90 days after June 22, 1988” are omitted as expired. Pub. L. 103–429This amends 49:20136(2) to correct an error in the codification enacted by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 875).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–429 substituted “section” for “subsection”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 20136
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102