{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-218.59","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 218.59","heading":"Responsibilities of railroads.","body":"Any railroad that operates a train when the controlling locomotive of a train is equipped with a disabled safety device is subject to a civil penalty. See FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 218—RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES","Subpart D—Prohibition Against Tampering With Safety Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b1b2e27fb26f29d6e5f639897e55d41b0345e4b9a704982fadea62a56b2cdbeb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-218.57","next":"us/49-cfr-218.61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}