GroundRules
49 CFR 236.106: Relays.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 236—RULES, STANDARDS, AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND APPLIANCES
- Subpart A—Rules and Instructions: All Systems
Each relay, the functioning of which affects the safety of train operations, shall be tested at least once every four years except:
(a) Alternating current centrifugal type relay shall be tested at least once every 12 months;
(b) Alternating current vane type relay and direct current polar type relay shall be tested at least once every 2 years; and
(c) Relay with soft iron magnetic structure shall be tested at least once every 2 years.
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