Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§20144 Blue Signal Protection for On-track Vehicles
Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART A — SAFETY › CHAPTER 201 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER II — PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY › § 20144
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation must write rules that require blue signal protection for on-track vehicles when rest is provided.
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Title 49, §20144
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The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations applying blue signal protection to on-track vehicles where rest is provided.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20144(uncodified).June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 19(c), 102 Stat. 638. The words “prescribe
Regulations
” are substituted for “within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, amend part 218 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations
” because the
Regulations
to carry out this section have been prescribed.
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49 U.S.C. § 20144
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102