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49 CFR 299.333: Frog guard rails and guard faces; gauge.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 49—Transportation
  2. Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
  3. CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  4. PART 299—TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS
  5. Subpart C—Track Safety Standards

The guard check and guard face gages in frogs shall be within the limits prescribed in the following table:

Table 1 to § 299.333

Track class Guard check gage The distance between the gauge line of a frog to the guard line 1 of its guard rail or guarding face, measured across the track at right angles to the gauge line,2 may not be less than— Guard face gage The distance between the guard lines,1 measured across the track at right angles to the gauge line,2 may not be more than—

H0-H7 1,393 mm 1,358 mm.

1 A line along that side of the flangeway which is nearer to the center of the track and at the same elevation as the gage line.

2 A line 14 mm (0.55 inches) below the top of the center line of the head of the running rail, or corresponding location of the tread portion of the track structure.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:34Z. Source file · JSON

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